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An informational, literary, educational, and training magazine of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA
The Ahmadiyya
November-December 2015
GAZETTE
Scenes from the 67th Jalsa Salana, United States
Scenes from the 67th Jalsa Salana, United States
Inauguration Ceremony of the
Nusrat Mosque
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
USA
Dr. Ahsan afar, Amir US, leading a silent prayer
Tabligh Activities in Merida, Mexico
Jalsa Salana Organizing Committee
U.S. Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) Receives
2015 Ahmadiyya Muslim Humanitarian Award
Bill Ayres, Co-Founder of WhyHunger, Receives
2015 Ahmadiyya Muslim Humanitarian Award.
An educational and spiritual publication
The Ahmadiyya Gazette USA
Official Gazette of the Aḥmadiyya Movement in Islam, USA
Vol. 66. No. 11-12. November-December 2015
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Table of Contents
Six claims of the Holy Qur’ān ............................. 2
Selected Sayings of the Holy Prophet, may peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him.............. 3
Promised Messiah, may peace be upon him, on the
three ways of recognizing prophets:............. 4
Weekly Guidance from Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul-Masīḥ V
(may Allah be his Helper) ............................. 5
Message from the Khalīfatul-Masīḥ (may Allah be
his Helper) for the US Jalsa Salāna ............ 15
Acronyms for salutations used in this publication
sa:
Ṣallallāhu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
as:
‘Alaihis-Salām
(may peace be upon him)
ra:
Raḍiyallahu ‘Anhu/‘Anha
(may Allah be pleased with him/her)
rh:
Raḥimahullāhu Ta‘ālā
(may Allah shower His mercy on him)
aba: Ayyadahullāhu Ta‘ālā Bi-Naṣrihil-‘Azīz
(may Allah support him with His mighty help)
Verse numbers in the references from the Holy Qur’ān count
Tasmiya at the beginning of a chapter as the first verse.
A brief Report on Jalsa Salāna USA 2015 ......... 16
A Prophecy Fulfilled: Return of the Days of Lot 18
Annual Reports of Departmental Activities ...... 23
Jamā‘at News .................................................... 36
Frequently Asked Questions: Waqf-e-‘Ārḍī in
Merida, Mexico ............................................ 44
Iron Gates of Derbent ....................................... 45
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Attention Moosees............................................. 53
teachings? .................................................. 49
Premarital counseling ....................................... 53
National Calendar 2016 .................................... 56
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The Ahmadiyya Gazette, USA
Six Claims of the Holy Qur’ān
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‫اّل ْی‬
‫ک ہتب ا َِّٰل لِتب‬
‫الش ْی ہط‬
‫اّلل ل َ َقد اَ ْرسل َنٓا ِآٰلی امم ِم ْن ق ْب ِلک فزی‬
ِ ٰ َ‫ت‬
ِ َٰ ‫ِی ل َ ُُھ‬
ِ ‫ک ال‬
َٰ ُ‫ن ل َ ُُھ‬
َ ‫ن اَع َمال َ ُُھ ف َ ُھ َو َول ِ ٰ ُی ُُھُ ال َیو َم َول َ ُُھ َع َذابٌ اَل ِیمٌ َو َمٓا اَن َزل َنا َعلَی‬
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َ َٰ َ َ َ َ ٰ ٍ َ ُ
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ْ ‫اختلف ْوا ف ْیہ ال وھ ًدی و ر‬
)۶۵،۶۴ ‫ح َم ًۃ ل ِ َٰق ْو ٍم یُٰؤ ِم ُن ْون (النحل ٓایت‬
ُ َ ِ ِ َُ َ
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Commentary by Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul-Masīḥ II (may Allah be pleased with him) [16:64, 65]
Allah, the Exalted, has presented here six claims in these verses.
First claim is that the messengers had been coming before the Holy Prophet Muhammad (may peace and
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blessings of Allah be upon him). Allah says: ‫ک‬
ِ ٰ َ ‫ ت‬By Allah, We verily sent Messengers to the
َ ‫اّلل ل َ َقد اَر َسل َنٓا ِآٰلی ا ُ َم ٍم ِٰمن قَب ِل‬
nations in the past.
ْ ‫ فزین لُھ الش ْی ہطن ا ْعمال‬Then there was decadence set on those nations. People created flaws
The second claim is: ‫ُھ‬
َٰ ُ ُ َ َ َٰ َ َ
ُ َ َ َ ُ
in the teachings given to them and started assuming their sensual fantasies as rosy.
It is in the nature of man that he first commits an excess and then forges arguments in its favor. Ḥaḍrat
Khalīfatul-Masīḥ I (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “I asked a thief whether he felt ashamed while committing
thefts. In reply he said, ‘In fact our’s is a lawful earning. We access valuables putting ourselves in danger and we
have to undergo extreme hardship and labor. Therefore, what we get is lawful for us.’” It appears that thieves also
give valid reasons to justify their thefts.
Therefore, people commit excesses and then fabricate arguments in its favor. The matter of the fact is that God
has put good virtues in human nature, which admonish him on bad deeds. As man cannot tolerate persistent guilt,
ْ ‫ فزین لُھ الش ْی ہطن ا ْعمال‬That Satan portrays their actions in a
he finds valid justifications for his deeds. God says: ‫ُھ‬
َٰ ُ ُ َ َ َٰ َ َ
ُ َ َ َ ُ
beautiful manner and when people are accustomed to bad deeds, they start assuming that what they did was right.
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Third claim is that: ‫ُھ الی ْوم‬
ُ ‫ ف َ ُھ َو َول ِ ٰ ُی‬That this trait is not yet over. All the nations are in the same state of mind
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even today. Till now the effect of this satanic action is there and it’s curse is continuing. The distortion once created,
can only be removed by God and no human being can do anything to eliminate it.
ْ ‫ ول‬Due to this weakness they are in danger of falling into Hell.
The fourth thing stated in Qur’ān is: ‫ُھ ع َذاب اَل ِ ْیم‬
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Therefore, it is the mercy of Allah which longs to help them.
The fifth item stated is:
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‫اّل ْی اختلَ ُف ْوا ِف ْی ِہ‬
‫ک ہتب ا َِّٰللِتب‬
ِ َٰ ‫ِی ل َ ُُھ‬
ِ ‫ک ال‬
َ ‫َو َما اَن َزل َنا َعلَی‬
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In such condition, it is necessary for God to open the door of mercy. When his people went astray, the old
revealed books became affected, and then God again opened the door of His mercy [in the past]. Therefore, O
Prophet! God sent down this scripture on you so that you may tell them the real teachings about which they differed
and went hither and thither, and eliminate distortions.
The sixth thing mentioned is that this book not only eradicates the distortions of the old books but also has
stated additional teachings in it. It describes not only the mistakes of the previous teachings and philosophies but
also mentions principles which could possibly not come in their minds. These are of two kinds:
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‫ح َم ًۃ ل ِ َٰق ْو ٍم یُٰؤ ِم ُن ْون۔‬
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One is the Guidance and the others are His Mercies.
The Guidance from Him means development of mental and intellectual behavior whereas the mercy means
progress of practice embodiment and day to day comforts. It also means that in Qur’ān we find not only means of
intellectual development but also practice aspects of daily routine. These are the matters for which all religions and
entire philosophies endeavor to acquire. These instructions are very well documented in Qur’ān, that is, guidance
as well as mercy. (Faḍa’il-ul-Qur’ān, Vol. 5, pp. 282-284)
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Selected Sayings of the Holy Prophet
‫ّلل صل اّلل عل ْیہ وسلم ا ْمًا فَخَ ف ْیہ فبل ہ‬
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‫ک‬
َٰ ِ ‫ ص َنع رس ْو ُل ا‬:‫ائ َش َۃ ر ِضی اّلل ُ َعنھا قَالَت‬
ِ ‫َعن َع‬
َ َ َ َ ِ ِ َ َٰ َ َ َ ً َ َ َٰ َ َ ِ َ َ ُ
َ ِ ‫َ ٰل‬
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َ
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‫ہ‬
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ْ ِ ‫ال بلغُھ ع‬
ً ‫ن‬
‫ِن‬
‫ال ِر‬
‫ ما ب‬:‫ال‬
‫طی ًبا ف َ َق‬
‫خ‬
‫ک ف َ َقام‬
‫ھوا عن ُہ فَب َل َغہ ٰل‬
‫ھوا وت َ َن َٰز‬
ً
‫ک‬
‫کاَنَٰ ُُھ‬
‫اسا ِم ْن اَ ْصحا ِب ٖہ ف‬
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ٰ َ ُ َََ ٍ ‫ج‬
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ْ ‫ٌ تًخ‬
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ْ ‫ّلل ّلنا ا ْعلم‬
‫َل‬
‫م‬
‫ھ‬
ً
‫ک‬
‫ص‬
ً‫اَ ْم‬
‫خشی ًۃ۔‬
‫د‬
‫ش‬
‫ا‬
‫و‬
‫ّلل‬
‫ا‬
‫ب‬
‫ُھ‬
‫ا‬
‫و‬
‫ف‬
‫ہ‬
‫ن‬
‫ھ ْوا ع‬
‫ھ ْوہ وت َ َن َٰز‬
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َ َ ‫ت ِفی ِہ ف‬
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‫(مسلم کتاب الفضائل باب علمہ صل اّلل علیہ وسلم باّلل تعا ہ‬
)‫ٰٓل‬
A’isha (may Allah be pleased with her) relates: Once the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) took an exception on a matter. When his companions came to know about this, some of them disliked
and deemed it beyond them and thought that the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
could because he was way innocent. When the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came
to know about this, he stood up for a speech. He said: O people! When I have taken leave and privilege on certain
matter, then why do you dislike it and abstain from it? By God! I have greater understanding of Allah and greater
apprehension than anyone else, that is, I would never have taken leave had there been any impertinence involved;
indeed I had pleasure of Allah in that matter.
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ْ َ‫ع ْن ا‬
‫ک ْم ِٰمن اّلُم ِم‬
‫ ق‬:‫ال‬
‫ھًیًْ َۃ ر ِضی اّلل عن ُہ ق‬
‫ِب‬
‫ک‬
‫د‬
‫ّلل ص َٰل اّلل ع َل ْی ِہ وس َٰلم ل َ َق‬
ِ ‫ال رس ْو ُل ا‬
ُ ‫ان ِفی َما ق َ ْب َل‬
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ْ ِ ‫ناس مح َٰدث ُ ْون ف ِا ْن یک ِِفْ اُم‬
‫ اَ ْی مل َھ ُم ْون۔‬:‫ مح َٰدث ُ ْون‬:‫ب‬
‫ال ابْن و َھ‬
‫ِت اَحد ف َ ِانَٰہ ُع َمً۔ َق‬
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ُ َٰ َ َ
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)ً‫(بخاری کتاب المناقب باب مناقب عم‬
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him) said: There were peoples in the previous nations who were bestowed with heavenly revelations
(Muhaddath) [so will there be among my people]. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) is one of them who shall
receive revelations. Ibn Wahab said that “Muhaddath” means “Mulham,” that is, one who receives revelations from
God. (Bukhārī, Kitāb-ul-Manāqib Section. Manāqib ‘Umar)
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ْ ِ ‫ک ْم ِم ْن ب‬
ْ َ‫ع ْن ا‬
‫ِن‬
‫ک‬
‫الن ِب ص َٰل اّلل ع َل ْی ِہ وس َٰلم ل َ َقد‬
‫ال‬
‫ َق‬:‫ال‬
‫ھًیًْ َۃ ر ِضی اّلل عن ُہ َق‬
‫ِب‬
ُ ‫ان ِفی َمن ق َ ْب َل‬
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ْ ‫ٌ یکلم ْون م ْن غ ْْی ا ْن یک ْون ْوا انْبیٓاء فا‬
ْ ِ ‫ک ْن ِم ْن اُم‬
‫ٌ ف َ ُع َمً۔‬
‫ِت اَحد‬
‫ی‬
‫ن‬
‫ل ِرجال‬
‫ٓائ ْی‬
ً‫ِا ْس‬
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)ً‫(بخاری کتاب المناقب باب مناقب عم‬
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him) said: There were such persons in the past nations who received revelations from God even though
they were not prophets. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) is one of them in among my people. (Bukhari Kitabul-Manaqib Section Manaqib Umar pp. 1521)
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From the Writings of the Promised Messiah
may peace be upon him
Three Ways of Recognizing Prophets
The Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) said:
“If there is any doubt about the truth of my claim and if one truly seeks the truth, it is easy to dispel these doubts,
for the truth of every Prophet can be verified in the following three ways:
First, with the help of reason:
One should see whether or not human reason testifies that there is a need for his coming at that particular time
and whether or not the prevailing human condition requires the presence of a reformer.
Second, prophecies of earlier Prophets:
One finds out if any earlier prophet had made a prophecy in support of this prophet, or in support of any prophet
who would come at that particular time.
Third, Divine succor and support:
One should find out whether or not such a claimant enjoys heavenly support.
These are the three hallmarks or indicators that form the accepted criteria for identifying a true appointee of
God. My friends! God has been so merciful to you and has caused all the three signs to synchronize as testimony to
my truth. Now it is for you to accept or to reject. Upon rational consideration, you will find human reason crying
that the Muslims in this age are in need of a heavenly reformer. Their condition is dreadful both internally and
externally and they seem to be standing on the brink of a deep abyss, or about to be hit by a fierce storm. Looking
into the past prophecies, you will find that Prophet Danial (may peace be upon him) too prophesied about me and
about the time of my coming. The Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also foretold that
the Promised Messiah would be born in this very Umma. Anyone who does not know this should study Sahih
Bukhari and Sahih Muslim where he will find the prophecy that a Mujaddid [Reformer] would appear at the turn of
each century. If one seeks evidence of Divine succor in my support, then let it be remembered that thousands of
signs have already appeared for me.
Apart from these, this prophecy was also recorded in Barāhīn-e-Ahmadiyya some twenty-four years ago when
no one had yet pledged allegiance at my hand and no one travelled to see me. The prophecy was:
‫ج ع ِمیق‬
‫ج ع ِمیق۔ یات ُون ِمن کل ف‬
ͯ ‫یک ِمن کل ف‬
َ ‫ی َا ِت‬
َ ٍٰ َ ٰ ِ ُ
َ ٍٰ َ ٰ ِ ُ
َ
َ
Meaning, the time is fast coming when financial assistance shall reach you from all sides and thousands of
people shall come to visit you. The prophecy was:
‫الناس‬
‫وّل ت‬
ِ ‫لق ا‬
ِ ‫خ‬
َٰ ‫سئم ِم َن‬
َ َ ‫ّلل َوّل ت‬
َ ِ ‫ص ِٰعً ل‬
َ ُ َ
This means that so many people will come to you that you will be surprised by their numbers but you must
neither be impolite to them nor weary of them.”
(Rūḥānī Khazā’in, Lecture Sialkot, Vol. 20, pp. 241-242)
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Weekly Guidance from Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul-Masīḥ V
May Allah be his Helper
Summaries of Friday Sermons received from
Ch. Hameedullah, Wakīl A‘lā, Taḥrīk Jadīd Anjuman Aḥmadiyya, Pakistan
Friday Sermon 7 August, 2015 at the Baitul Futūh Mosque, Morden, London
Companions of the Promised Messiah
(may peace be upon him)
The pious nature of the Companions, their cognition of the truth, their zeal for making sacrifices, and other
instances highlighting their devotion, sincerity and faith. Every Aḥmadī should hasten to the prayers and be ever
mindful of observing them.
It is human nature to want to belong to someone, and the best way is to belong to God.
On 7th August 2015, Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul-Masīh V
(may Allāh be his Helper) delivered the Friday Sermon
at Baitul Futūh mosque, London. Huzoor (may Allāh be
his Helper) said that when we read about the
Companions of the Promised Messiah (may peace be
upon him) we observe the piety of their nature, their
passion for recognizing the truth, their zeal for
sacrificing their self and possessions, and their
expressions of love and devotion to the Promised
Messiah (may peace be upon him), which is expressed
by each of them according to their own temperament
and understanding. Those who were close to these
Companions also learnt various lessons by observing
their morals and character. Huzoor (may Allāh be his
Helper) said that Ḥaḍrat Musleh Mau‘ūd (may Allah be
pleased with him) was himself a Companion of the
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) and had
personal relationship with the Companions whom he
has mentioned. Therefore, when he speaks about them
or derives conclusions regarding them, his words have
a profound effect on one’s heart. Ḥaḍrat Musleh Mau‘ūd
(may Allah be pleased with him) has cited some faithinspiring episodes from the lives of the Companions’
that highlight their love and complete devotion to the
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him). Among
them was a narrative regarding the Bai‘at of Ḥaḍrat
Maulawī Burhanuddin Sahib of Jhelum, which also
served to dispel the notion that Prophets and Saints are
like common people and that there is nothing to
distinguish them from the commonality of humankind.
The Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) says
that the person of a Prophet is like rain, he is highly
enlightened, and comprises many excellences.
Therefore, it is unjust to think that they are ordinary
human beings.
Ḥaḍrat Musleh Mau‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with
him) also mentioned an incident highlighting the
sincerity and zeal for making financial sacrifices shown
by Seth Abdur Rahman Sahib of Madras. Huzoor (may
Allāh be his Helper) also explained the quote where
Tuesday has been described as an ill-omened day.
Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that there is no
truth to this, for God has blessed all the days and
expressed His attributes through all of them. Huzoor
(may Allāh be his Helper) also cited an incident
regarding the extreme humility shown by Hafiz
Muhammad Sahib of Peshawar, and said that a believer
should not undervalue himself. Huzoor (may Allāh be
his Helper) said that while God has declared clothes to
be a source of beauty, but in the west we see nudity
everywhere and it is considered fashionable. Ḥaḍrat
Musleh Mau‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) says
that the opinion of a European artist regarding the
exposure of bodies holds much weight. Huzoor (may
Allāh be his Helper) said that even men wear strange
clothes which make them undignified and expose their
ugliness. These are the reasons why the society as a
whole is increasingly falling prey to immorality. Huzoor
(may Allāh be his Helper) said we should remember
that beauty lies not in nudity or in the physical body but
elsewhere. God has commanded man to wear clothes so
that his ugliness may be covered and his beauty may be
enhanced, but people are turning away from this
commandment. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said
that it is in the nature of man that he hates to be alone
and wants to associate with others. The Promised
Messiah (may peace be upon him) says that there is no
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doubt if we have faith in God and can find Him, then we
can categorically say that we do not need anything other
than Him. It is in man’s nature that he either wants to
possess someone or to belong to someone, and the best
way is to become God’s and to strive for this. Ḥaḍrat
Musleh Mau‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) also
gave the example of a Companion of the Promised
Messiah (may peace be upon him) by the name of
Muhammad Yar who loved the Promised Messiah (may
peace be upon him) to distraction, so much so that
sometimes when the Promised Messiah (may peace be
upon him) inadvertently moved his hand while
speaking, Muhammad Yar Sahib took to it to mean that
the Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) was
calling him, and so he would come and sit by the
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) . Huzoor
(may Allāh be his Helper) said that we claim to love
Allāh, but despite His clear call for us to come to prayer
and to success, we do not hasten towards prayers or
attend the Jumma regularly. Every Aḥmadī should try
to heed the call from God and attend the prayer in
mosques with the zeal of a lover. May Allāh enable us to
safeguard our prayer and to do full justice to our
worship Āmīn?
Hospitality and our responsibilities
The importance of hospitality in the context of Jalsa Salāna UK 2015 and exhortation regarding the
responsibilities of the volunteers
The Holy Prophet said, “Whoever believes in God and the last day should honor his guests.”
Volunteers should raise their character and their morals to higher standards and their example should be such as
to remind the guests that they are attending a religious gathering.
On 14th August 2015, Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul-Masīh V
at the Baitul Futūh Mosque, Morden, London. Huzoor
(may Allāh be his Helper) said: By the grace of Allāh,
Jalsa Salāna UK starts from next Friday. Volunteers and
workers are working tirelessly and selflessly in
preparation for the Jalsa, and these include men and
women, young and old. This extraordinary zeal for
serving the guests of the Promised Messiah (may peace
be upon him) is such as cannot be witnessed anywhere
other than in the Jamā‘at of the Promised Messiah (may
peace be upon him). As is customary, Huzoor (may
Allāh be his Helper) gave some instructions to the
workers regarding hospitality. Huzoor (may Allāh be
his Helper) said that Allāh teaches us the importance of
hospitality by relating the episode of Ḥaḍrat Ibrahim
and his guests. The first thing Ḥaḍrat Ibrahim did after
greeting his guests with salutations of peace was to have
food prepared for them. The Qur’ān also speaks of his
concern that that his people should not harm them.
Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that any harm
that comes to the guest is a source of embarrassment for
the host. This is why Islām has stressed that guests
should be honored. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper)
said that in the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him) we see the quality of hospitality
at its highest and he also taught his Companions the
ways of hospitality. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper)
cited various episodes that highlight the high examples
of hospitality shown by the Holy Prophet (may peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) and the
Companions. The Holy Prophet (may peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) said that whoever
believes in Allāh and in the last day should honor his
guests. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that it is
among the duties of those who entertain guests at their
homes that at night instead of wasting time in frivolous
talk they should spend most of the time in remembering
Allāh and His Prophet (may peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him). Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper)
said that these days in addition to Ahmadīs there are
also many non-Aḥmadī guests who come to attend the
Jalsa.
Therefore
the
volunteers
in
every
accommodation should show such examples that the
guests may realize that they have come to a religious
gathering and not some worldly fair. They should also
raise their character and morals to the highest standard.
In their free time they should discuss religious matters;
this will also have an impact on the guests. Huzoor (may
Allāh be his Helper) said that the Companions of the
Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) understood the importance of this. While they
fulfilled their obligations with regard to hospitality they
also did their best to fulfill the spiritual, religious and
intellectual needs of their guests so that when they
return home they can train others accordingly and are
able to spread the message of Islām in their areas.
Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that the
departments of Tarbiyyat and Da‘wat Ilallāh are also a
part of our institution, therefore it is the duty of the
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volunteers to serve this spiritual food both to Ahmadīs
and to non-Ahmadīs. Appropriate arrangements should
be made for this as well. Huzoor (may Allāh be his
Helper) cited some faith-inspiring examples of the
hospitality that the Promised Messiah (may peace be
upon him) set for us and the teaching he gave us in this
regard. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that
under the Jalsa arrangements there is a general menu
and then separate food is also prepared for people who
come from certain countries or those who are unwell,
and there is no harm in this. But these special guests
also be served the general menu so that they know what
the other participants of the Jalsa are eating. Some of
them even love to eat that food. Huzoor (may Allāh be
his Helper) said that the department of hospitality is a
very important department of the Jalsa. Huzoor (may
Allāh be his Helper) cited the various responsibilities of
this department and said that if it works smoothly all
other arrangement will run smoothly as well. Huzoor
(may Allāh be his Helper) prayed that may Allāh enable
all the workers to fulfill their duties in an amicable
manner and may the Jalsa be blessed in every aspect.
Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said: Today is the
14th of August which is celebrated as the independence
day of Pakistan. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper)
appealed to all Pakistani Ahmadīs to pray for the true
independence of their country, for its security and
integrity, and for freedom from tyranny. At the end of
the sermon Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) informed
the Jamā‘at of the sad demise of Kamal Aftab Sahib of
Huddersfield, UK and Muhammad Naeem Awan Sahib
of Germany and his son. Huzoor (may Allāh be his
Helper) led the funeral prayer in absentia of the
deceased after the Friday prayers.
Friday Sermon 21 August, 2015 at the Hadiqatul Mahdi, Alton, UK
Importance of Friday Congregational Prayer and
some advices about Jalsa Salāna UK
The start of Jalsa Salāna UK, the importance of Jumu‘a, the objectives of the Jalsa, and some guidelines on
administrative matters
This Jalsa is not like a worldly fair. During these days our attention should be focused on listening to Divine
words.
Along with fostering love for Allāh and the Holy Prophet, the delegates of the Jalsa should also foster mutual love
and brotherhood.
On 21st August 2015, Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul-Masīh V
at Hadiqatul Mahdi, Alton, UK. Huzoor (may Allāh be
his Helper) said: The Jalsa Salāna will begin formally
after the Jumu‘a prayer today. The Jumu‘a, however,
has its own importance and in view of this when you
pray on this day you should also pray for the success of
the Jalsa. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that
the main objective of the Jalsa, which has also been
described as the objective of the Bai‘at, is that the love
of Allāh and the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him) should reign over our hearts. But
this will only come about if we offer Durood for the Holy
Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
from the bottom of our hearts and try to transform
ourselves accordingly. We should therefore spend our
time offering Durood and remembering Allāh. Huzoor
(may Allāh be his Helper) said that in the life of the Holy
we see great examples of fulfilling one’s obligations
towards God’s creatures. Allāh Himself has described
the believers as people who love and are kind to one
another, and this too is demonstrated by the example of
the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him). Such was his love for the believers that he
could not bear that they should undergo any suffering.
Even the slightest harm that came to the believers made
him extremely anxious. This is the example that has
been set before us that we should become restless upon
seeing other people’s suffering, and this can only come
about if there is a relationship of love and compassion
between us. In fact, one of the aims of the Jalsa as
described by the Promised Messiah (may peace be upon
him) is that it will help to foster love and brotherhood
among the participants. So while the participants
should grow in their love for Allāh and the Holy Prophet
(may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), they
should also foster mutual love and brotherhood and
increase their religious knowledge.
After reading out some of the objectives of the Jalsa
as laid down by the Promised Messiah (may peace be
upon him), Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that
each of us should be mindful of that we have to fulfill
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the objectives of the Jalsa. At another place the
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) has said
that you must not take this Jalsa like a worldly fair and
instead our focus should be on divine matters. We
should not waste our time in gossip and idle talk or
walking about in the markets and should utilize our free
time for the remembrance of Allāh. We should also
listen to the Jalsa programs with the intention that we
shall try to practice what we learn and utilize it to
strengthen our faith. All the participants of the Jalsa
should bear these objectives in mind and try to make
the best use of it. May Allāh enable you to do so.
Speaking of some administrative matters related to the
Jalsa, Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that
participants should cooperate fully with the
administration and follow the guidelines. Huzoor (may
Allāh be his Helper) said the management concerned
with serving food should bear in mind that some people,
because of illness or some other contingency, might
require food at odd hours, therefore some arrangement
should always be there to cater for such people. Huzoor
(May Allāh be his Helper) said that mothers with small
kids should bring something with them to feed their
children and should go to one side to feed them.
Likewise participants should cooperate fully with the
traffic management and park their vehicles where they
are instructed. Efforts have been made to improve the
scanning department, but still if participants have to
wait for some time they should bear it calmly and
cooperate with those on duty at the entrance. Likewise
they should cooperate with the overall security. Every
Aḥmadī should also be vigilant and keep an eye around
them. May Allāh bless this Jalsa in every way. At the end
of the sermon Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) spoke
about the martyrdom of Ikramullah Khan Sahib of
Taunsa Sharif (District Dera Ghazi Khan), Pakistan,
and the sad demise of Chaudhry Muhammad Ali Sahib,
Wakālat Tasnīf, Taḥrīk Jadīd Rabwah. Huzoor (May
Allāh be his Helper) spoke about their devotion and
services for the Jamā‘at and led their funeral prayer in
absentia after the Friday prayers.
Blessings of Jalsa Salāna UK 2015
Gratitude to God for the success of Jalsa, acknowledgment of the services of the volunteers, media coverage of the
Jalsa, and the feedback from the dignitaries
The essence of the Jalsa is that Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya is the perfect example of peace and brotherhood for mankind.
The Jalsa on the whole was attended by Allāh’s blessings. May Allāh enable all the participants to undergo a holy
transformation.
On 28th August 2015, Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul Masīh V
(May Allāh be his Helper) delivered the Friday Sermon
at Baitul Futūh mosque, London. Huzoor (May Allāh be
his Helper) said: I am receiving letters and faxes from
many countries congratulating me on the success of the
Jalsa. This shows that many people watched the Jalsa
through MTA and reaped its benefits. But we will only
be able to truly benefit from it when we strive to adorn
our lives with everything that we have seen and heard.
And we should also be grateful to God that He has made
a material innovation the means of our practical,
intellectual and doctrinal progress. It fosters the faith of
believers to see innovations like television, internet,
newspapers and other publications serving the cause of
their faith. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that
Allāh enabled the volunteers to organize and manage
the Jalsa in an excellent manner and to work together
as one body. We are all thankful to these volunteers, be
they men or women. May Allāh reward them all? Also
on behalf of the volunteers I would like to thank the
guests for their cooperation. Huzoor (May Allāh be his
Helper) cited the feedback given by the dignitaries who
came from various countries and included politicians,
ministers and other high officials. Huzoor (May Allāh
be his Helper) said that listening to their comments one
becomes even more grateful to God. A dignitary from
Uganda said that he was amazed by the excellent
hospitality, security and discipline, and how so many
people had volunteered their services for the Jalsa. He
said that if he was to describe the Jalsa in a few words,
he would say that Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya is a great example
for humankind of how to live in peace and love and
brotherhood.
A dignitary from Nigeria said that the Khuddām
were fulfilling their duties very diligently and with full
obedience. The example of obedience to the Khalīfa that
I have seen in Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya is not to be
experienced anywhere else. A dignitary from Congo
Kinshasa said that in the Jalsa he saw the practical
demonstration of the concept of true Islām that is
taught by Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya. The Speaker of Benin’s
National Assembly said that the first thing he noticed
was the great love members of the Jamā‘at have for their
Khalīfa, and this is something he had not seen anywhere
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else. He said that he had looked critically at the
arrangements of the Jalsa and I saw that everything was
well organized. A delegate from Serbia said that in
attending the Jalsa and meeting different people he had
seen practical manifestation of the motto “Love for all,
hatred for none.” A lady from Kazakhstan said that she
has visited many places but only here did she learn true
love and service for mankind. Huzoor (may Allāh be his
Helper) said that the news about the Jalsa was
broadcast widely through the press media. Likewise, the
message of the Jalsa reached millions of people through
MTA, other TV channels, radio, social and print media,
newspapers, interviews, etc. Huzoor (May Allāh be his
Helper) cited some instances of people’s impressions of
the Jalsa that was broadcast in some African countries.
Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that by the grace
of Allāh the Jalsa served to introduce the Jamā‘at on a
very wide scale. Speaking about some of the
shortcomings that were reported, Huzoor (may Allāh be
his Helper) mentioned the shortage of chairs in the
main marquee, the need for another big screen, the
insufficient supply of water or toilet paper in the
washrooms, the tendency of some guests to push
forward others instead of waiting in line, and an
instance where some guests showed inappropriate
behavior towards those on duty. Huzoor (may Allāh be
his Helper) advised the Jamā‘at on all these issues.
Huzoor (May Allāh be his Helper) said that overall the
Jalsa was a source of numerous blessings. Huzoor (may
Allāh be his Helper) prayed that Allāh may enable
everyone who attended the Jalsa or watched it on MTA
to undergo a positive transformation Āmīn. At the end
of the sermon Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper)
informed the Jamā‘at of the sad demise of Farida
Begum Sahiba, wife of Mirzā Rafiq Ahmad Sahib. She
was the daughter-in-law of Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul Masīh II
(may Allah be pleased with him). Huzoor (may Allāh be
his Helper) led her funeral prayer in absentia after the
Jumu‘a prayer.
Friday Sermon 4 September, 2015 at the Baitul Futūh Mosque, Morden, London
Righteousness, Trust in Allah and
Remembrance of Allah
The ‘Langar Khana’ of the Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) is one of the many glorious signs that serve
to strengthen our faith.
The Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him)’s heart was filled with the zeal to spread the faith and he spent
every moment of his life in this cause.
When God makes a promise or gives a glad tiding, He accordingly bestows certain qualities or causes certain
transformation.
On 4th September 2015, Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul Masīh V
(May Allāh be his Helper) delivered the Friday Sermon
at Baitul Futūh mosque, London. Huzoor (May Allāh be
his Helper) said: If a worldly person is told that all the
good things of the world can be attained through
practicing true taqwa, or righteousness, he will not
believe this. But one who truly follows the real teachings
of Islām will comprehend this fact. Our Jamā‘at, by the
grace of Allāh, realizes this. Every day I receive letters
from Ahmadīs requesting for prayers that they may be
blessed with taqwa. Those who are granted taqwa are
also granted worldly bounties, and although they do
sometimes have to go through temporary periods of
scarcity or hardship, things get better ultimately. The
period of hardship teaches contentedness, and so when
they are blessed they show gratitude, and thus is born
in the believers the desire to make sacrifices. Huzoor
(may Allāh be his Helper) said that we find examples of
this in the life of the Promised Messiah (may peace be
upon him). Every endeavor has a beginning and an end.
There was a time when the Promised Messiah (may
peace be upon him) was served with leftovers, and if he
had a visitor he would give him his own food and go
hungry. But there came a time during his lifetime when
hundreds of people were fed at his Langar Khana
(dining room). Today the Promised Messiah (may peace
be upon him)’s langar is functioning in Qādiān,
Rabwah, London and many other places. On the
occasion of Jalsa and other gatherings hospitality is
offered to the participants at a very large scale. These
langars will continue to spread and grow. They are
indeed one of the many great signs of the Promised
Messiah (may peace be upon him) that serve to
strengthen our faith. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper)
said that whenever Ḥaḍrat Musleh Mau‘ūd spoke about
some aspect of the life of the Promised Messiah (may
peace be upon him), he would also point out certain
aspects that would serve for the Jamā‘at’s spiritual
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training. He said that the Promised Messiah (may peace
be upon him)’s manner of eating chapatti was that he
would take a piece of it, break it into tiny bits, carefully
select some bits, immerse them in the curry, and then
eat. The Holy Qur’ān says that everything praises God.
The Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) taught us to say Bismillah before starting a
meal and Alhamdulillah after finishing the meal and to
glorify Allāh when wearing clothes. This means that by
his actions a believer attests to the fact that these objects
eulogize God. And this is what is meant by everything
eulogizing God. The Promised Messiah (may peace be
upon him) had a great zeal for serving the faith and he
wished that the time spent on attending to natural
needs could also be spent on that task. This is why he
would repeat Subhanalah when eating because God has
created this need for which we have to eat. Huzoor (May
Allāh be his Helper) said that the Promised Messiah
(may peace be upon him) said that Arabic is the mother
of all tongues and it possesses in itself the proof of this.
Ḥaḍrat Musleh Mau‘ūd says that when Allāh promised
to the Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him) that He would safeguard the Holy Qur’ān,
one aspect of this was that when its protection required
the sword God provided the means for it to be so
protected, and then when the teaching of the Holy
Qur’ān was attacked Allāh produced such people who
proved the truth of the Holy Qur’ān and of the Holy
on the basis of historical records. When God makes a
promise, He also provides the attributes accordingly.
For instance if someone invites a guest, he will serve
him with food, but if he is making a jest then he will
merely put empty vessels before him. But God does not
jest, it is only Satan that does. Hence when God makes
a promise to someone, He also brings about a change to
that effect. For instance, in this age God taught the
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) the truths
of the Holy Qur’ān and also proved with His practical
manifestations that he had indeed been appointed to
provide guidance in this age. God’s practical
manifestations have likewise vindicated the Promised
Messiah (may peace be upon him)’s prophecy regarding
Khilāfat. At the end of the sermon, Huzoor (May Allāh
be his Helper) informed the Jamā‘at of the sad demise
of Ḥaḍrat Sahibzadi Amatul Bari Sahiba and announced
that he would lead her funeral prayer in absentia after
the Friday prayers. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper)
read out a portion of the Khutba of her Nikah delivered
by Ḥaḍrat Musleh Mau‘ūd in which he prophesied that
she would live to see her distant progeny. This meant
that she would have a large progeny who would be
proud to be related to her; otherwise merely having a
large progeny isn’t something extraordinary. Upon her
husband’s demise she started a scholarship in his name.
In addition to her other services for the Jamā‘at, she
also served as Secretary General of Lajna, Lahore.
Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said: The coat I wore
on the occasion of the International Bai‘at this year
belonged to the Promised Messiah (may peace be upon
him). It had been handed down to Sahibzada Mirzā
Sharif Ahmad Sahib and then to her, and then she gave
it to me. She had great regard and reverence for
Khilāfat.
Faith and Islam
The world is gathering under the flag of peace having seen, through Ahmadiyyat, the real and beautiful face of
Islām. Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya is spreading the teaching of peace and harmony the world over and is working
zealously to this end.
Each Aḥmadī ought to make himself a model of Islāmic teachings so that he can adequately fulfill his obligations.
On 11th September 2015, Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul Masīh V
at Baitul Futūh mosque, London. Huzoor (may Allāh be
his Helper) said: The inner beauty of a person who
claims to be a believer will only become manifest when
he is firm in his faith and has knowledge of Islām. Faith
means to surrender oneself completely to God and to
abide by His injunctions and religion means that while
abiding by His injunctions we should protect ourselves
from evil deeds and work towards the welfare of others.
If the people of the world realize this, then we will see
such lasting peace being established in the world that it
will become a virtual paradise. Huzoor (May Allāh be
his Helper) said that in this age Allāh sent the Promised
Messiah (may peace be upon him) to establish the true
faith and the true religion. Since we ascribe ourselves to
him, it is our responsibility to support him in this
mission by teaching people the true meaning of faith
and by spreading peace and harmony. Huzoor (may
Allāh be his Helper) said that while the Jamā‘at as an
institution is carrying on this mission, it is also the
responsibility of each Aḥmadī to model his life upon the
teachings of Islām and thus fulfill his obligations.
Huzoor (May Allāh be his Helper) spoke about the
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causes of the conflicts in some countries, the failure to
bring about peace, and the attempt by others to vilify
Islām. On the other hand, however, there is Jamā‘at
Ahmadiyya that is working zealously across the world to
spread Islamic teaching of love, kindness and peace. As
a result, hundreds of thousands are gathering under the
flag of peace in order to foster peace and harmony.
Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) cited several
examples where others saw the true face of Islam
through Ahmadiyyat and entered its fold. These
examples included other people as well as those who
pledged Bai‘at and made a commitment to fulfill their
obligations to God and His creatures.
A Christian cleric from Benin said, “This was a
strange day in his life for I saw Muslims and Christians
coming together in one place. There is no doubt that
Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya has brought us together and I
salute Ahmadiyyat for this.” Benin’s
Minister for Transport said, “Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya’s
service for humanity is not a secret. Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya
is at the forefront in striving to foster peace and
brotherhood in Benin. I salute Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya’s
efforts in the cause of peace and harmony.” On the
occasion of the inauguration of an Ahmadiyya mosque
in Benin, a guest said, “Seeing this mosque I have
realized that Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya alone is truly serving
Islām. Today it has become clear that Jamā‘at
Ahmadiyya is true and it enjoys the support of Allāh.”
Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that today it is
through the Promised Messiah (may peace be upon
him) that the true teaching of Islām is reaching the
whole world. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper)
illustrated this with several examples. Huzoor (may
Allāh be his Helper) said whenever the message of Islām
reaches any part of the world through Jamā‘at
Ahmadiyya, pious people accept it. Huzoor (may Allāh
be his Helper) mentioned the fruits that these efforts
have borne. A gentleman who had been a Christian
clergyman for 33 years accepted Ahmadiyyat. Students
from Jāmi‘a Ahmadiyya Canada were sent to
Guatemala for one month where they distributed a
hundred thousand leaflets. In response to this one
person said, “What you are doing is like trying to change
autumn into spring. But spring will surely come.” A man
from Switzerland said, “I like your flyer very much.
Ahmadiyya Jama’t has two principles, ‘Love for all,
hatred for none’, and, ‘There is no compulsion in
religion.’” If these two principles are followed, peace can
surely be established in the earth.” Huzoor (may Allāh
be his Helper) said that this is the tree of Islām that was
planted by God’s own hand, and in this age the
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) has been
sent to irrigate it. God Himself will continue to
safeguard it to the last day and it will forever remain
alive and verdant. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper)
said: In order to lead the world towards the path of
God’s pleasure and to spread peace and harmony, I have
mentioned these few examples of how God opens
people’s hearts and causes others to speak up in our
favor. Whether they live in Africa, in Europe, or in
America, it has the same impact on them, because there
is only one teaching of peace, and only Islām guarantees
peace in the world. No matter what its opponents say or
do, only Islām will bring peace and security to the
world. May Allāh enable us to mould our character to
the teachings of Islām and to become the means of its
success and witness its progress Āmīn.
Pearls of Wisdom
The Importance of the Companions’ Accounts of the Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him)’s life and Ḥaḍrat
Musleh Mau‘ūd’s instructions in this regard
The accounts of the Companions are a source of guidance for future generations and helpful in solving many
questions. Observance of Prayers is important for reformation. Ahmadīs all over the world should attend mosques
regularly.
On 18th September 2015, Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul Masīh
V (May Allāh be his Helper) delivered the Friday
Sermon at Baitul Futūh mosque, London. Huzoor (May
Allāh be his Helper) said that Allāh has sent the
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) in this age
to rejuvenate Islam. The Promised Messiah (may peace
be upon him) has revealed to us the essence of Islām
and its true teaching in its most pristine form, and has
taught us to shun false innovations and false norms.
The example of the Promised Messiah (may peace be
upon him) serves as a beacon for us in this regard.
Huzoor (May Allāh be his Helper) said that we are
fortunate that our elders and Companions of the
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) conveyed
to us accounts of the life of the Promised Messiah (may
peace be upon him). On one occasion Ḥaḍrat Musleh
Mau‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) quoted some
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of these accounts and illustrated how points that
seemed apparently insignificant contained in them
many guiding principles and fundamental teachings of
Islām. Since many Companions of the Promised
Messiah (may peace be upon him) were still present at
that time, Ḥaḍrat Musleh Mau‘ūd (may Allah be pleased
with him) urged them and their relatives to record these
accounts for they would serve as guidance for future
generations and solve questions that might arise.
him) says that the Jamā‘at should be repeatedly
reminded to collect the accounts from the life of the
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) as related
by his Companions. If someone has even a smallest
recollection of the Promised Messiah (may peace be
upon him) and he does not share it with others, he is
being unjust to the community. There is no doubt that
some of these accounts seem trivial and insignificant,
but they can be of great consequence on account of the
conclusions that can be drawn from them. The world
has and will continue to benefit from the recorded
account of the Holy Prophet’s life. Likewise the world
will benefit from the Promised Messiah (may peace be
upon him)’s accounts, and so it is our duty to collect
them.
him) says that today we might not realize the
significance of these matters, but when Ahmadiyya
tasawwuf, Ahmadiyya Jurisprudence, and Ahmadiyya
Philosophy come into being, these seemingly minor
accounts will become important references. Great
philosophers, when they read these accounts, will leap
with joy and pray that God may reward those who
reported these matters and thus solved complex
questions.
him) says that even if you know of something, no matter
how minor, with regard to the Promised Messiah (may
peace be upon him) , you should relate it because
important inferences will be drawn from it later on.
Anyone who has been blessed with an occasion to
behold the Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him)
or listen to his discourse, regardless of whether it
something small or great, should write it down and
bring into record. For instance, if someone remembers
how the Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him)
used to dress they should write it down and send it to be
recorded. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that
after this the Companions started to write and record
their accounts of the Promised Messiah (may peace be
upon him) which have been collected in the form of a
register. Some of these I have related in my sermons.
The process of their collection is on-going and they will
at some point be published in the form of a book.
Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) also related some
instructive and faith-inspiring episodes related by
him). Huzoor (May Allāh be his Helper) said that every
account of the Promised Messiah (may peace be upon
him) contains intellectual aspects that are essential for
our practical training, and they also shed light on verses
of the Holy Qur’ān and Hadīth. Huzoor (May Allāh be
his Helper) said that right from the beginning the
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) had a great
zeal and a passion for the progress of Islām. He desired
that people should reform themselves, and the most
important aspect of this reform is to worship Allāh and
to attend the daily Prayers. We should bear in mind the
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him)’s desire
that prayers should be offered in congregation and that
our mosques should be full of worshippers. Today by
the grace of Allāh mosques are being built everywhere,
but sometimes I receive reports that they are not full of
worshippers as they should be. Ahmadīs in Pakistan,
India and other countries should also strive in this
regard. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) also answered
the objection that is sometimes raised with regard to the
indoor games or other functions that are arranged in the
halls adjoining the mosques. Huzoor (may Allāh be his
Helper) said that there is no harm in holding such
events. If there are young missionaries who bring
together young Ahmadīs for games, it definitely has the
benefit of drawing those youngsters to the mosque. This
is an unjustified objection and it is evident from the
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him)’s own
example that there is no harm in it. At the end of the
Sermon, Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) informed
the Jamā‘at of the sad demise of Al-Haj Yaqub of Ghana
and Fazal Ilahi Bashir Sahib. Huzoor (may Allāh be his
Helper) led their funeral prayer in absentia after the
Friday prayers.
Friday Sermon 25 September, 2015 at the Baitul Fazal Mosque, London
Being Steadfast in Worship of Allah
We can experience the true zeal for worship only when we close all other doors and submit before God.
It is only through God’s grace that one is able to perform righteous deeds and to experience the spiritual pleasure
during worship.
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We should always offer Istighfar to be saved from the onslaughts of Satan and to be protected against the poison
that destroys man.
On 25th September 2015, Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul–Masīh
V (May Allāh be his Helper) delivered the Friday
Sermon at Baitul Fazal Mosque, London. Huzoor (may
Allāh be his Helper) said: Some people ask how they can
acquire a true zeal for worship, because despite their
efforts they are unable to experience this condition.
Such people should remember that our duty is to keep
trying and to persevere. If we remain firm in the belief
that we receive everything from God, it is then that we
experience the state that draws us closer to Allāh and
increases our zeal for worship and enables us to draw
pleasure out of it.
Once someone asked the Promised Messiah (may
peace be upon him), “How can we acquire zeal for
worship?” The Promised Messiah (may peace be upon
him) replied that we cannot on our own acquire the zeal
for good deeds and for worship; it is only acquired
through God’s grace and by God-given ability. It is
essential, therefore, that we should never grow weary
and should always keep praying to God that He may
grant us the ability. We should never tire and should
keep praying consistently. When we do so, God, by His
grace, at last creates the conditions whereby we can
acquire the zeal and desire for worship. In other words,
we acquire a longing for worship and experience
pleasure and sweetness in its performance.
The Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him)
also says some people think that we do not need to strive
for these things and that we can acquire nearness to
God and zeal for worship merely by being touched by
someone’s breath. This cannot be for this is not God’s
practice or His wont. Anyone who tests God in this way
in fact ridicules Him and is consequently cast away from
Him and destroyed. Remember that the heart is in the
hands of God, without His grace one becomes faithless.
Hence, it is important to always keep praying and
seeking God’s help so that He might keep us on the right
path. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that when
a person becomes oblivious to God, he becomes a Satan.
The moment one become oblivious of God, or forsakes
Him, or forgets Him, he will be attacked by Satan and
will become himself a Satan. It is therefore important to
keep offering Istighfar so that we are saved from the
poisons and passions that can destroy us. We should
offer Istighfar so that we are saved from the poison that
brings us closer to Satan and destroys us. Huzoor (may
Allāh be his Helper) said that it is essential to persevere
and to have firm faith that there is nothing other than
God. When we turn to God having closed all other
doors, it is then that we acquire the state whereby we
experience the true zeal for worship. We have to submit
to God and seek His help constantly. Since Satan is ever
ready to attack us, God says we have to keep offering
Istighfar in order to attain the zeal for worship. Istighfar
is also essential for safeguarding against satanic
onslaughts. When we chase Satan away through
Istighfar, we come under God’s protection. We then
acquire a longing for prayer and for Istighfar and we
pray that we might find newer ways of attaining
nearness to God. When we attain this stage, God then
showers us with His grace. May Allāh enable us to
become His true servants, to perform good deeds and to
persevere upon them Amīn. Please convey these
guidelines given by Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) to
members of your Jamā‘at.
Friday Sermon 2 October, 2015 at the Baitul Futūh Mosque, Morden, London
The Essence of Trials and Tribulations
Exhortation to observe patience on the loss at Baitul Futūh, and a pledge to rebuild it even more beautiful than
before.
Those who show patience in the face of trials and tribulations are deserving of Divine reward.
Pray and offer Istighfar. The management should take note of its shortcomings. Because of this incident the
Jamā‘at’s introduction has reached a wide population.
On 2nd October 2015, Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul-Masīh V
(May Allāh be his Helper) delivered the Friday
Sermon at Baitul Futūh Mosque, London. After
reciting verses 156 and 157 of Sūrah al-Baqarah,
which are translated as follows:
“And We will try you with something of fear and
hunger, and loss of wealth and lives, and fruits; but
give glad tidings to the patient, who, when a
misfortune overtakes them, say, ‘Surely, to Allah we
belong and to Him shall we return.’ “ (2:156-157)
Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that these
verses speak of the qualities of the believers that they
manifest in the face of any kind of trial or tribulation
or loss. Whenever believers suffer a loss, whether it is
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personal or communal, they come out of it successful
and winning God’s pleasure. Huzoor (May Allāh be
his Helper) cited some writings of the Promised
Messiah (may peace be upon him) and said: Always
remember that when trials and tribulations befall
God’s chosen ones and their followers, they are only
meant as a trial after which God promised to reward
them. But when such tribulations come upon the
enemies of God’s chosen ones, they come as their
doom and destroy them. Those who persevere in the
face of hardships are entitled to immeasurable Divine
rewards. While we should to a degree express grief at
such tribulations, at the same time it is important to
strive with a greater zeal to progress even further.
Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that only those
who show patience know the true meaning of prayer.
A believer ought to be resigned to God’s will no matter
what the circumstances and should never complain.
This is the true meaning of sabr, or patience.
Speaking of taubah, the Promised Messiah (may
peace be upon him) says that seeking forgiveness for
our shortcomings is essential for our success and for
emerging triumphant out of trials and tribulations.
Along with good deeds, believers should also be
mindful of taubah, which means that upon every
hardship and difficulty we should turn to God,
confess our shortcomings and strive to continue our
good deeds. Believers are never permanently beset by
tribulations; the tribulations come and go. Therefore,
seek Allāh’s blessings through patience, prayer and
good deeds, and when you face trials and hardship,
say ‫' اﻧﺎ ہلل واﻧﺎ اﻟﯿﮫ راﺟﻌﻮن‬Surely, to Allah we belong and
to Him shall we return’). This means that since we
belong to Allāh, He will never destroy us, and that if
some tribulation has come upon us it may be that
Allāh wishes to reward us more than before. And then
we submit before God and pray that we may not be a
hurdle to the greater rewards that He has promised in
the future. We say that we submit before You and seek
those rewards, and we are ever in need of Your grace.
Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that our
opponents cannot harm us if we have an abiding
relationship with God. Recently there was a fire in two
halls of Baitul Futūh which caused a lot of damage.
Our opponents rejoiced over this while many others
expressed sympathy. Huzoor (May Allāh be his
Helper) said that the way this news was covered by
the media served as a mean of introducing the
Jamā‘at on a wide scale. Although we felt sorrow over
this incident, and we showed patience and recited ‫اﻧﺎ‬
‫ ہلل واﻧﺎ اﻟﯿﮫ راﺟﻌﻮن‬God caused people to stand by the
Jamā‘at in this time of trial and thus showed the
world that He is with us. Huzoor (May Allāh be his
Helper) said that whatever the cause of the fire, this
incident points to some failure on the part of the
workers or the management at Baitul Futūh. They
need to seek Allāh’s forgiveness. Huzoor (may Allāh
be his Helper) said that though we feel sorrow for our
loss, we do not let it overwhelm us. Today Allāh has
blessed the Jamā‘at with abundant provisions and,
Insha’Allah, this loss will be rectified in a befitting
manner. Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) said that
regardless of the cause, it is now upon us to bring the
building back to its beautiful form. For the time being
I do not need to appeal to the Jamā‘at for financial
support in this regard, but many people have started
sending in donations on their own. Huzoor (may
Allāh be his Helper) spoke in particular about
financial sacrifices being made by children. Huzoor
(May Allāh be his Helper) spoke about the damage to
the two halls and the areas that remained safe from
the fire. Huzoor (May Allāh be his Helper) said that,
by the grace of Allāh, there were no casualties and that
one person was miraculously saved from the fire.
Huzoor (may Allāh be his Helper) exhorted the
Jamā‘at to pray and pointed out some prayers to offer
in particular. Huzoor (May Allāh be his Helper) said
we need to offer a great deal of Istighfar. May Allāh
enable us to fulfill our responsibilities adequately. At
the end of the sermon Huzoor (May Allāh be his
Helper) informed the Jamā‘at of the sad demise of
Chaudhry Mahmood Ahmad Mubashir, a derwaish of
Qādiān; and of Khalid Saleem Abbas Sahib of Syria
and another Aḥmadī brother from Syria. Huzoor
(may Allāh be his Helper) led their funeral prayer in
absentia after the Friday prayers.
Sharḥ-ul-Qasīdah in English
Sharḥ-ul-Qasīdah, the translation and explanation of the Qasidah Yā ‘Ainillāhi Wal-Irafānī, by the Promised
Messiah, may peace be upon him, is now available in English to purchase at amibookstoore.us.
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Message from Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul-Masīḥ (may Allah be his Helper) For the US Jalsa Salāna
Dear Members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamā‘at, USA
Assalamo Alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuhu!
I am very pleased that you are holding your national Jalsa Salāna on August 14th, 15th & 16th
2015. It is my prayer may Allah bless your Jalsa with great success and may all the participants
gain immense spiritual benefit and countless blessings from this unique religious Gathering.
It is particularly important that you listen to my words and heed what I say, and endeavour
to establish a close relationship with Khalīfatul Masīḥ. I urge you to follow my Friday sermons
and my addresses at various events. This will enable you to strengthen your attachment and
loyalty to the blessed institution of Khilafat. You should also teach your children about the
special blessings of Khilafat and encourage them to remain in contact with, and be continually
devoted to the Khalīfa of the time.
Today, the task of revival of Islam can only be performed by adhering to the system of
Khilafat. Therefore, you should always strive to uphold this noble institution and ensure that you
and your future generations always remain within the blessed guidance and shelter of Khilafate-Ahmadiyya.
I also advise you to develop a constant link with MTA and watch it often. Along with my
Friday sermons, it offers a wide range of good programmes for the benefit of young and old, to
help increase our understanding and enhance our knowledge of the beauties of Islam and the
truth of Ahmadiyyat.
There are some recommendations of your Shūra which have been approved and are aimed at
addressing personal spiritual weaknesses and self-reformation. It is essential that you commit
yourselves to implementing these recommendations fully. Keep in mind that there is no benefit
in passing such proposals unless each member of the Jamā‘at makes it incumbent on himself or
herself to abide by the points of guidance contained therein.
May Allah bless your Jalsa Salāna with great success and enable all of you to increase in
Taqwa (righteousness) and progress spiritually.
May Allah bless you all.
Wassalam
Yours sincerely
Mirza Masroor Ahmad
KHALĪFATUL MASĪḤ V
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A brief Report on Jalsa Salāna USA 2015
Compiled by Mahmud Ahmad Nagi, Columbus OH
The Jalsa Salāna of Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya, USA was
held on 14 August to 16 August 2015 in Farm Show
Complex, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Two big halls of
the complex were earmarked for gents and ladies
separately. More than eight thousand Ahmadis
including guests participated in this sacred gathering
this year. Dr. Ahsanullah Zafar, Amir Jamā‘at USA
hoisted flag of Ahmadiyyat whereas National and
Pennsylvania State flags were hoisted by Missionary In-
charge Maulana Naseem Mahdi and Masood Malik
respectively.
An exhibition was arranged as usual which
presented historical pictures of Khualfa and different
special events of the Jamā‘at. A bookstall was arranged
which displayed the latest published books of the
Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya International for sale and viewing.
First Day of Jalsa
Dr Ahsanullah Zafar, Amir USA Jamā‘ats, presided
over the first session of Jalsa Salāna USA. In his
inaugural speech he stressed the need of benefitting
from the proceedings of the Jalsa for which the
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) had prayed
exclusively. He also read a message from Ḥaḍrat
Khalīfatul-Masīḥ V (may Allah support him with His
mighty help) which appears in this issue.
The first speech of the Jalsa was on “Al-Qayyum:
the Sustainer of the Living” by Missionary Maulana
Azhar Hanif. He explained to the audience different
verses of Qur’ān to complement this attribute of God.
Maulana Shamshad Ahmad Nasir delivered speech on
“Living by Our Creed: to love God from Heart and Soul.”
The Prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) taught us more than two hundred
prayers which revolve around different attributes of
God Almighty. These prayers engulf the whole
mankind. Dr Faheem Younas Qureshi Sadr Majlis
Anṣārullah spoke on the topic of “The Divine Signs of a
True Khilafat.”
Second Day of Jalsa
In the first session of the second day, there were five
speeches in all. The following topics were on education
of Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya in general and youth of the
Jamā‘at in particular.
Latinos in the Americas: Reclaiming an Islamic
Heritage by Waseem Sayed
The Maze of Youthful Life-Charting a Spiritual
Course by Maulana Faran Rabbani
Mate Selection: Finding Eve in the Garden of Islam
by Junayd Lateef
A prophecy Fulfilled: the Return of the Days of Lot
by Bilal Rana
Prophet Luqman’s Message: Seven Principles for
Success by Mansoor Qureshi
In the second session of the day, more than 350
non-Ahmadi guests from other religions and
organizations were specially invited. Some of them
delivered short speeches. The governor of the state Mr.
Hon Tom Wolf stayed for more than two hours and
delivered a keynote speech. He was shown different
stalls and exhibition of the Jamā‘at. The other
dignitaries included Mr. Bill Ayers and Mr. Brian
Bachman (Director of International Religious
Freedom). Mr. Amjad Mahmood Khan gave a discourse
on “Religion, Freedom and Peace.” His Excellency
Tiena Coulibaly, Ambassador of Mali to USA also spoke
on that occasion. Almost all guests spoke highly about
Jamā‘at’s slogan “Love for All Hatred for None.”
Mr. Bill Ayres, co-founder, WHY hunger
Organization and US Congressman Mike Honda were
honored with Ahmadiyya Humanitarian Awards
respectively.
Third Day of Jalsa
The third day started with recitation from Holy
Qur’ān and was chaired by Respected Amir USA. On
this occasion, ‘Alam-e-In‘ami of Atfal-ul-Ahmadiyya,
Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya
and
Anṣārullah
were
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presented to each. The students who excelled in
academic activities were awarded medals and prizes.
and “Zikr-e-Habib: the Citadel of Divine Love in this
age,” respectively.
First speech of this session was delivered by Brother
Nasirullah Ahmad of Milwaukee on “Love for Prophet
Muhammad (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him): the Gateway to Divine Love.” The second and
third speeches were by Maulana Naseem Mahdi and
Sahibzada Mirza Maghfoor Ahmad on topics of
“Defending the Honor of Prophet Muhammad (may
peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in America”
In his concluding remarks, Dr Ahsanullah Zafar,
Amir Jamā‘at USA, focused his attention on special
prayers prescribed by Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul-Masīḥ V (may
Allah support him with His mighty help). He stressed
the need to cement the strong bonded relationship
between all Ahmadis. He mentioned specifically about
workers who devoted their time and energy for the
Jalsa. In the end, he led silent prayers ending the threeday proceedings of Jalsa Salāna, USA.
Ladies’ Jalsa
Ladies of the Jamā‘at held two separate sessions on
the second day of the Jalsa. Six speeches on the
following topics were delivered.
The Merciful God: Al Raheem by Roohul Amin
Rehman
Paradise at Your Feet by Aziza Rahman
Religious Values: Do They Have a Place in Today’s
World? By Maleeha Ahmad
Islam-i-Ahmadiyyat: My Choice by Samantha
Kessenich
Sisterhood: Beyond Boundaries by Saliha Malik,
Sadr Lajna USA
Finding Peace through Simplicity by Sadia Ahmad
(in Urdu) and Saadia Ahmad (in English)
Special Programs
There were following special programs during and
after the Jalsa breaks.
A function of Āmīn was held for those kids who
completed first reading of The Holy Qur’ān.
Waqifeen-i-Nau program was held where kids were
given The Holy Qur’ān and special prizes.
A Rishta Nāṭa session was arranged by Dr Farooq
Padder.
National Calendar of Activities 2015
December 17 Thursday ...........Voluntary Fast ................................................................Jamā‘at ................ National
December 19-20 Fri-Sun ........West Coast Jalsa Salāna
December 26-27 Sat-Sun ........Midwest Tarbiyati Ijtimā ................................................Jamā‘at ................ Midwest
December 31 Thu ....................Aṭfāl Sleepover ................................................................Aṭfāl .......... Regional/Local
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A Prophecy Fulfilled: Return of the Days of Lot
Speech by Bilal Rana, Sadr Khuddamul-Ahmadiyya USA, at 2015 US Jalsa Salāna
TV and film. The highest courts in the land have now
legalized it, and our national monuments flood
themselves in rainbow colored lights. Indeed, for the
“mountain climber” these gravitational forces of society
are working hard against him.
God Almighty states in The Holy Qur’ān:
And We have pointed out to him the two
highways of good and evil. But he attempted
not the ascent courageously (90 [Al-Balad] : 1112).
Mountains are one of the most powerful landscapes
on earth. They’ve inspired painters and poets,
challenged mountain climbers, and are a refuge for
prophets.
Mountains look permanent and peaceful, but
they’re changing all the time. Sometimes, not so
peacefully. Beneath us are forces that can rip a
mountain apart.
There were an ancient people, similar to ours today,
who lived in the shadow of a large mountain.
SPIRITUAL ASCENT
In his commentary on these verses Ḥaḍrat Muṣliḥ
Mau‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) explained man
is given a choice. There are two paths — one of ease and
apathy to our altitude in life; and one of courageous
spiritual ascent, which is to “climb our mountains.”
PROPHETIC HADITH
The Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him) told us that when the Mahdi and Messiah
would return, society would be given to open acts of
shamelessness
and
increasingly
“indulge
in
homosexuality.” (Kanzul-Ummāl)
LUKE PROPHECY
In the Bible we read, just as the People of Lot “ate,
drank, bought, and sold,” having built a busy empire, …
to their surprise “fire and brimstone rained from
heaven, destroying them all. Thus shall it be when the
Son of man is revealed [again]” (Luke 17:28-30).
We find ourselves in these messianic times, where
the scenes described above fit perfectly.
BOMBARDED BY SEXUAL IMAGERY
Children from a very early age are bombarded by
sexual imagery and themes, many which confuse them.
In film homosexuality is presented in a cute, funny, and
witty fashion, and has become a feature on almost all
HEDONISM
Another casual factor in all this is just plain
hedonism, which is promoted. “Whatever feels good, do
it?” Meanwhile the message is, “Homosexuality is a
normal urge everybody experiences at some point in
life.” There’s nothing wrong with “exploring your
sexuality.” All this at a formative age when their
sexuality and gender identity is taking shape.
DESENSITIZATION OF TABOO
Those graphic images desensitize us to behaviors
which we should not be desensitized too. As a result a
culture of curiosity is born where we must try new
things in order to find a thrill. You kill one desire, and a
new one is born. This endless cycle leads to the gradual
removal of all taboos, one after another—including
those that come after homosexuality. And so validation
of any laws based on moral taboo is called into question,
be it incest, polygamy, or consensual relations with
minors.
ON EMBARRASSMENT
This subject is sometimes embarrassing to discuss
with children in our midst. But you will be surprised by
how much they may already know. And very soon, your
children may have friends with ‘two moms’ or ‘two
dads’, which will lead to a lot of questions. Remember,
the Holy Qur’ān is not all embarrassed. Meanwhile,
television and classmates are not avoiding these
conversations. They’re replacing ones we aren’t having.
IN ONE GENERATIONS TIME
And minority subgroups are very vulnerable. For
minority communities new to a society it typically takes
about one generation, or 20 years time, before they start
showing the negative traits of a culture they have
adopted. This is sometimes best scene in immigrant
communities. For example, when some immigrant
communities first came to this country the incidence of
divorce among their parents was low. But as the taboo
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on divorce is missing in this culture when compared to
the East, we began seeing divorce and in just one
generations time. If the taboo on homosexuality is
broken now, where will we as a community stand in 20
years time? For our children’s sake, we must ponder
this question now.
THE ‘HOLLYWOOD CULTURE’
The great irony of all this propaganda is that a lot of
the societies that support gay marriage, including
Hollywood culture, don’t seem to value marriage in
general which makes me question their agenda. Is this
true about marriage, or is this more about sexual
anarchy and about removing sexual taboo? One can
only wonder.
IDENTICAL TWINS
The debate of nature vs nurture is one that’s also
spun by the same media machine. The best studies we
have in the field of genetics on this subject are fairly
easy to understand, and comes from identical twins. If
you have identical twins, and one of them is gay, then
80% of the time, the other twin is not gay. And since
identical twins share the exact same genetic code, this
proves beyond any doubts that they are not “Born This
Way.” What is suggested is the possibility of genetic
propensity perhaps, not determinism. Propensity is not
determinism.
environment, culture, and diet. Certain foods in Islam
are strictly forbidden, such as the flesh of swine.
‘MORAL FOOD’
How marvelous that Promised Messiah (may peace
be upon him) who predates the science epigenetic said
in his book on Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam,
“There is no doubt that morals are affected by food.”
Therefore, consumption of certain animals may lead to
particular traits in nations that consume them.
SKIN COLOR
And, as such, homosexuality is not the same as
physical attributes, like skin color. This is important
because the gay movement is now calling themselves
the civil rights movement of our time and tries to
associate with the injustices against the African
American people. This is however a deceptive strategy.
Because while someone can be predisposed to certain
behaviors but can suppress those urges, no one can be
predisposed to being black and suppress their pigment.
MORAL RELATIVISM
I had a discussion with a friend back in college on
moral relativism. He argued that there are no good
morals or bad morals, just moralsbecause it’s all
relative. No moral system is superior over another.
Sounds like a friendly philosophy, until you look closer.
A ‘GAY GENE’?
So genetics has actually worked against
homosexuals in the nature vs. nurture debate, not in
favor. There is no “gay gene” hardwiring us, and anyone
who argues as such is illiterate as to the science on this
subject. The Supreme Court decision had nothing to do
with science.
MORAL COMPASS
Morality has to be absolute. Just like north, south,
east and west, morality must have a definition which is
fixed. A compass always points north because it has an
outside reference point: magnetic fields.
MORAL CONTRADICTIONS
SOCIETY DISTORTS
This is the same Supreme Court by the way that said
African Americans were not human beings just 150
years ago. We’ve made bandwagon decisions against
our better judgment before, and we’re doing it again
now.
Without an outside reference point from God, we
can never truly define morality. We’ll only have
contradictions; i.e., a Nazi morality, a communist
morality, a slave-owners’ morality, a Supreme Court
morality, a Saudi court morality, and on and on.
Therefore, true morality can only be found in religion
and in relation to God.
EPIGENETICS
Far more important than the concept of genes are
biochemical and environmental factors that are above
genetics, or “epigenetic,” and play a huge role in the way
genes express themselves. These include one’s
MY FRIEND
My friend conceded my arguments, but somehow
didn’t want to change his opinion. What I didn’t know
at the time was that he was gay. And that I’d in fact be
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the first person he would tell he was gay. And a day
would come when he’d invite me to his wedding to
another man. These are the interactions and social
dilemmas your children are quietly facing. These
scenarios are not hypothetical. They’re realities.
brings you mountains, you don’t waste your time asking
why. Spend your time climbing over them. There is no
progress in life without struggle. Don’t think about the
size of your mountain. Think about the size of your God.
HAZUR’S ADVICE
SUMMIT
I didn’t go to his wedding. And he no longer speaks
to me because of it. But if I could talk to my friend now,
I’d tell him that everybody has a mountain to climb.
Nature or nurture, it doesn’t matter. We know that
children of alcoholics have a higher likelihood of
becoming alcoholics themselves. But are those children
condemned to that fate? Are they sentenced to that life
just because of supposed predisposition? With no
choice or free will, I’d tell him we might not be able to
see what’s beyond the mountain, or what’s hidden for
us in the clouds, but maybe if we’d just climb in that
direction we’d find our way.
MAN VS MOUNTAIN
Gay or straight—we all struggle. And we all lose our
path. We all do. Some of us just hide it better than
others. So while I can’t know your struggle, just like you
can’t know mine, I can say I do know what it feels like
to slip, and slide down the side of the mountain.
To fall, wondering when I’m going to get back up.
Seeing others make progress, wondering why does it
seem like the gravity is stronger my side.
SEEING BEAUTY IS NOT LUST
It is only natural to acknowledge beauty in all of
creation. After all, the Prophet Joseph is described as
handsome in the Holy Qur’ān.
We can indeed recognize attractive physical traits in
both genders, but this is not same sex attraction, nor
should it be cause for it.
IMPULSES
If you have a fleeting desire, move pass it. Just like
any impulse, even if natural, move on. The impulse to
take something that doesn’t belong to you is quite
natural. We see it in children. But we have to tell them
to stop, because when you grow up, it’s called “stealing.”
ASKING ‘WHY ME?’
We all have our mountains and we all have our
questions. Why does a child get cancer? Why is
someone born into poverty? My dear brothers, when life
Hazur (may Allah be his Helper) advised that if
Ahmadis should find themselves faced with such
temptations, they should offer Istighfār (prayer offered
to seek Allah’s forgiveness). If your child is given to this,
this is the formula. A father cannot beat the temptation
out of them; you cannot yell it out of their minds. And
you certainly cannot marry them to a girl hoping they’ll
snap out of it.
REMOVE TRIGGERS
Hazur (may Allah be his Helper) says, “Remove
yourselves from any situations which may trigger these
desires; then gradually you will be able to overcome
these temptations.” (Germany Visit, Review of
Religions, June 28, 2013).
TOLERANCE
When the Supreme Court decision was made, out of
empathy some youth celebrated or at least felt
conflicted about how to react. It is important to
remember, there is a difference between tolerance and
acceptance. You can tolerate your friend’s values, but
you don’t have to accept them. Friends should be
allowed to disagree, it’s OK.
TWO WAY STREET
And tolerance don’t forget is a two way street; it is
expected people should tolerate Islamic principles on
social issues too. If I accept you as a friend, without
accepting your values, would you do the same for me?
In other words, if I come out of the closet …. against
gay marriage will you stop talking to me…. would “Love
Still Win?” Would you cut your ties off with me? Be
consistent and fair to Muslims as well. Because,
increasingly, this is not the case.
LEAST TOLERANT
A mob surrounded the house of Lot. They told him
if he did not desist in his preaching then surely he will
be banished from his own town! We find this scene
repeated today, as jobs are lost, promotions denied and
people cast out simply because they have a difference of
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opinion on this issue. They ask for tolerance but some
of them, themselves, are the least tolerant.
shamelessness, and this applies aptly here. The
punishment can come in many forms, and yes, it can
come in the form of fire and brimstone too.
LOVE FOR ALL
The real meaning of our motto “Love for All, Hatred
for None” is that love is not limited to pleasing others.
If someone is hurting themselves, it behooves you to tell
them, if not to correct them. That is true and honest
love. When a parent is disappointed with a child for
making a mistake, is that hatred.. or is that love? When
mother forbids her child to play because it’s time for
bed, is that her hatred, or is that her love?
CONSENTING ADULTS
Once you allow the State right to define marriages,
not just unions, you open a box that can’t be closed.
With “consenting adults,” you can justify any
relationship no matter how immoral.
And what is about children? Where is their consent
in that marriage? Prominent children of gay marriage
are now speaking out against this injustice of lacking a
father or mother figure in their life.
HEARTS and MINDS
It must be remembered that while we oppose gay
marriage, it is wiser to focus on discussing the morality
of gay marriage primarily, and the legality of it.
Ultimately, court decisions follow the hearts and minds
of people. Persuade society, and the courts will follow.
The hearts and minds are about values; not about civil
union vs civil marriage, not about nature vs. nurture…
but about morality; about man vs Mountain.
PUBLIC vs. PRIVATE
As long as sexual preferences are kept private, then
nobody has any business commenting on them. In fact,
it’s unislamic to do so. When they are repeatedly made
public and pushed to be publicly accepted and legalized,
then man can stand up for what he believes is best for
society at large.
STDs AND SUFFERING
The results of its arrival into the public sphere is
worth noting. The incidence of mental illness, drug
addiction, infidelity, violence, and sexually transmitted
diseases, particularly HIV, are all multiple order higher
in homosexuals when compared to heterosexuals. The
Holy Prophet (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) said that pestilence will afflict those given to
PEOPLE OF LOT DESTROYED
When Allah decreed, the earth shook; a volcano
erupted, raining fire upon them. The People of Lot were
destroyed by their mountain. The mountain they would
not conquer ultimately conquered them. A few
centuries ago archeologists uncovered another city
destroyed by a mountain. When it’s volcano erupted,
the pressure of thermal energy that was released was
equivalent to 100,000 atomic bombs. The ancient city
was discovered buried beneath volcanic ash and molten
rock; I speak of the people and city of Pompeii, a
civilization frozen in time.
VOLCANO
What’s fascinating is that their bodies are preserved
in molds and casts of volcanic ash. Their bodies in poses
of horror—a sign for all times. The excavation also
uncovered artifacts and frescos, revealing a society were
given to shamelessness and homosexuality was a strong
theme in their culture. Similar other societies given to
homosexuality were destroyed in Rome and Greece.
PROPHECY FULFILLED
The Days of Lot had returned before, and they’ve
returned again. The prophecies in the scriptures reveal
that when homosexuality will remerge, that the Messiah
will return. So as the Holy Prophet (may peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Even if you have
to climb ice-bound mountains, to pledge your allegiance
to the Imam of the Age, you must. And if on that climb,
your feet grow tired and it’s difficult for you, the Holy
said that you should crawl on your hands and knees,
rather than give up, give in, and lose hope.
WIFE OF LOT
Even the wife of Lot was destroyed. You can love
your friends, you can support them, but that doesn’t
mean you have to support their choices. My dear
Muslim youth, learn from the wife of Pharaoh, who
remained under undesirable laws but kept her matter
straight with God. Don’t become a wife of Lot who was
right under the shadow of the Imam of her time, but
could not benefit from it. She denied his guidance and
was destroyed.
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crowd. You are aakhireen; no nation will be raised for
the reformation of mankind after you.
BEST PEOPLE
My dear brothers, who is going to lead the tidal
change in thought? It’s not enough to reconcile the
questions in our own minds; we must impart it to
society. You are the best people raised for the good of
mankind. You enjoin good, and your forbid evil. You
don’t have to be shy or ashamed of your own beliefs.
Who will accept you, if you cannot even accept yourself?
It should never behoove you to pander to please the
ENDING
Transform your mountains of volcanoes into
mountains of Sinai and mountains of Hira. This can be
done by simply climbing them. May you be able to face
this mountain, and as the Holy Qur’ān says, have the
courage to scale its summit. Amen.
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Annual Reports of Departmental Activities
An overview of the departmental reports presented at the 2014-2015 US Shūra
Office of the General Secretary
Following tasks were carried out during the year
under report.
average, 50 percent office holders are currently using
the system.
The team of General Secretary Office conducted the
proceedings of Majlis-e-Shūra 2014. The National
Majlis-e-Amila and the Presidents of the local Jamā‘ats
were requested to submit the proposals for Shūra. They
were asked to elect from the Shūra delegates secretaries
and chairmen of Shūra sub-committees for
implementations and approval of decisions taken by
the Shūra. The Markaz should be informed about the
activities and proposals.
The calendar for the year 2015 was prepared after
due inputs from national secretaries and heads of the
auxiliaries.
The minutes of the meeting were prepared,
circulated and were duly approved during the next
Amila meeting. The concerned were asked for
necessary action on the “action items.”
Annual report of USA Jamā‘at for the year 2013-14
was compiled and submitted to Markaz along with
salient features of the previous year’s activities for
inclusion in Huzoor’s second day address in Jalsa
Salāna UK 2013.
A master reporting system designed in
collaboration with Canada Jamā‘at is in place. On the
The request for asylum and Tajnīd received during
the year were processed for verification from the
respective countries through Center (London
Headquarters) and letters were issued to only verified
individuals.
President’s Refresher Course was conducted on 67 December 2014 in which presidents and national
office holders and local Jamā‘ats’ Amila members
participated.
First Regional Refresher Course was arranged on
March 15, 2015 for presidents and their Amila for ten
Jamā‘ats at Baitur Rehman Mosque, Silver Spring MD.
Monthly Report to Huzoor (may Allah support him
with His mighty help).
A monthly report comprising the activities of the
USA Jamā‘at is submitted every month for perusal of
Huzoor (may Allah support him with His mighty help).
National Tabligh Secretary Activities Report 2015
The Philadelphia Jamā‘at formulated a simple plan
to spread the message of Ahmadiyyat using car
magnetic signs. Initially 100 signs were sold at Jalsa
Salāna and Ansarullah Ijtema and 300 signs to various
Tabligh Secretaries this year. The response continues to
grow as a consistent Tabligh tool to spread the message
of Ahmadiyyat in America’s urban and small towns
seven days a week.
3. Spanish booth shared literature in Arabic,
French, Bangla, Chinese, Russian, Turkish and some
other languages.
The interfaith activities are reported by all the
Jamā’ats throughout the year on holidays like
Independence Day; Martin Luther King Celebrations;
Veteran’s Day; Thanksgiving Day and Black History
Month.
ii) About 2,500 bags were given away filled with
more than 10,000 flyers in English and Spanish.
The Miami Book Fair concluded on November
2014 have following salient features:
1. Main booth had books about Islam and
Ahmadiyyat
2. Exhibition booth had translations of Holy
Qur’ān in 26 languages and books about the life of
Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
Some of the highlights of the book fair are as under:
i) Two thousand copies of “Life of Muhammad”
(may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and
thousand copies of “World Crises and Pathway to
Peace” were distributed.
iii) About 3,000 copies of “Review of Religions”
and hundreds of “Muslim Sunrise” were distributed.
iv) Translations of Holy Qur’ān in English,
Spanish and other languages were sold.
v) Thousands of pens, wrist bands (Love for all,
Hatred for none), bookmarks and US flags were given
away.
vi) Stalls were decorated with Muslims for peace,
Muslims for Loyalty and other banners. Pictures of the
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Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) and
Ḥaḍrat Khailfatul-Masīḥ V (may Allah be his Helper)
were displayed.
vii) Various Jamā‘ats sponsored bookstalls at
permanent Flea Market locations.
Tabligh conference held in October was attended
by 45 Tabligh Secretaries or Jamā‘at representatives.
One hundred copies each of “World Crisis and Pathway
to Peace “, “Life of Muhammad (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him)” , “British Government and Jihad”
and “Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam“ were
distributed by all the Jamā’ats. Similarly in August –
November period 100 copies of “Distinctive Features of
Islam.” were distributed. Tabligh Secretaries reported
on an average fifty reports per month.
Tarbiyat
Communications:
National: Monthly conference call with ten
regional Tarbiyyat secretaries is held with regularity.
Local: Monthly conference call held with local
Tarbiyyat secretaries.
Newsletter: Spiritual Fitness newsletter is sent to
over 6000 members averaging twice a month.
Website: Over 20,000 unique visitors with 65,000
page views counted.
Twitter: @Spiritual Fit Twitter account has 1070
followers.
YouTube: Uploading multiple Tarbiyyat related
videos onto the YouTube Channel titled “Spiritual
Fitness.”
Shūra Proposal Status:
1. Measuring office holder's compliance with
listening to Huzoor’s sermons.
2. Establishing Tahir Academies
Al-Hamdu Lillah, 25 Tahir Academies have been
established. Excellent collaboration with auxiliaries
has been achieved and work is in progress to align
syllabus.
Projects:
Friday Sermons: Tarbiyyat team identifies action
items from Huzoor's Friday sermon and then
distributes them to all Jamā‘ats, every week, including
the full text of the English summary and other links to
listen to the sermons.
Ramadan Campaign, “30-Day Spiritual Fitness
Challenge”: Created and distributed Jamā‘at specific
Ramadan Calendars to over 30 Jamā‘ats. Hundreds of
calendars were downloaded from our website.
“What would you like to change about your
Spirituality before next Jalsa?” campaign involved 200
plus youth who participated. A video was created and
uploaded on YouTube.
Spiritual Fitness Camps: Over 700 members have
participated in 19 Spiritual Fitness camps during last
year.
“Establishing 200 Salat centers in 100 days”
Campaign: We revived the campaign and were blessed
with 214 Salat centers nationwide during 2014.
Spiritual Fitness Forums: Under the guidance of
Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul-Masīḥ V (may Allah be his Helper),
discussion forum was launched on our website where
more than 200 registered users have logged ~200,000
page views this year. Forums are averaging 500-1000
page views per day!
Ta‘lim
Administrative: Processed two administrative
proposals from the 2014 US Shūra. Managed the
Student Database.
Accomplishments:
Published monthly ITK (In the Know) regularly.
Held an evening Ta’lim program at the 2014 US
Jalsa Salāna.
Awarded the 2014 Talent based Medals, Merit
based Scholarships and Need based Scholarships and
Loans.
Awarded $26K to 13 students (from 5 Jamā‘ats)
under the 2014-2015 African-American Education
Assistance Program.
Organized 2014 EDP (Education Day Program): 32
Jamā‘ats held EDPs with more than 315 students
(compared to 33 Jamā‘ats with 270 students last year).
Launched the 2015 African-American Education
Assistance, Talent Awards, Merit Scholarships and
Need-based Scholarships and Loans Programs.
Promoted Roohani Khazain Study Program: 17
Jamā‘ats have joined this program (Austin,
Bloomington, Dallas, Des Moines, Houston-Cyp,
Houston-N, Iowa, LAE, NJ-C, NJ-N, Queens, San
Diego, Silicon Valley, and Syracuse, VA-C, VA-S,
Washington).
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Sam'i wa Basari (Audio-Video)
1) FUNCTION

Audio Q&A (Ask Islam) 1043
a. Provide and facilitate Audio-Video work

Audio Books of Promised Messiah (may peace be
b. Satellite 1) Dishes and Boxes 2) Facilitate Collection of
upon him)as [>100hrs)
Satellite Fund

Digital Media Library Video Q&A with index
c. Maintain and expand Jamā‘at Websites

9114 (8367) Programs, 6566 (5915) Hours,
www.alislam.org , www.ahmadiyya.us and
10,766,402
(7,842,948) Views
www.thepersecution.org . www.jalsasalana.org

YouTube Uploads Full Friday Sermons, Liqa Maal
www.islamicfaq.org and many more
Arab, Q&A and more videos are uploaded on Alislam
d. Alislam is hosting over 70 sites with back-up on secure
and YouTube
private Cloud

Holy Qur’ān : selected verses in 100 languages, PDF 48
2) PERFORMANCE
(last year 42)
 Audio-Video recordings of Jalsa Salāna USA 2012014

Khalīfaofislam.com (new website)
4/ National Jamā‘at Functions/streaming

Mobile Apps : Holy Qur’ān, Friday Sermons, 10
 Video-tapes for MTA International 50 (English and
conditions of Bai’at, MTA, Alfazl and more
Spanish) (last year 15 )
alislam.org/apps
 MTA on Roku, MTA App on Samsung

iBooks,eBooks and Google books
 DVDs for Cable stations
alislam.org/books/epub/

www.alislam.org Egazette
WORK IN PROGRESS

Islam and Ahmadiyyat-- journals (gazette) and
MTA on Internet Ready Televisions
newspapers
a. MTA Intl Programs Real Talk, Open Forum,
 Alislam online library (1000) Books and Articles
Spanish series and more programs
 New Expanded Multi-Media Section alislam.org/v
b. Alislam and Online library daily expanding

New Friday Sermons Archive—Audio,
Video,Text/Indexing/Search
Rishta Nāṭa
Three members of the central Rishta Nāṭa team
had meeting with Hazoor (may Allah be his Helper) in
London on May 24, 2014 to seek Hazoor’s prayers and
blessings. Huzoor (may Allah be his Helper) gave
instructions and advices. Lately the Rishta Nāṭa team
has been restructured with 34 members. It comprised
8 Anṣār and Khuddam and 26 Lajna members. The
department has a website www.Rishtanata.us and a
secure server which has been operating smoothly since
November, 2013.
About 450 members attended a meeting at Annual
Jalsa Salāna USA 2015. Out of this 133 were candidates
(57 males and 76 females) and rest was family
members. Eighty families walked in with no prior
registration. Two similar and independent programs
for men and women were held at West Coast Jalsa on
December 26, 2014. A total of eight Rishta Nāṭa
seminars, programs and presentations were arranged
at different Jamā‘ats of USA.
The registered male and female candidates are 119
and 207 respectively. The department finalized 10
Rishtas during last one year. There are several
proposals in pipeline.
Under the instruction of Huzoor (may Allah be his
Helper), the department has started premarital
counseling. Six members have received at least one
training session.
Umur Kharijiyya (Public Affairs)
The Public Affairs Department strived to fulfill the
the following directives from the Ḥaḍrat KhalīfatulMasīḥ V( may Allah be his Helper).
•
•
Focus primary attention on denial of voting rights
for Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan (engage U.S.
lawmakers)
Strengthen contacts and connections with the U.S.
State Department
•
Assist Ahmadi Muslims in obtaining asylee or
refugee status
•
Develop local grassroots efforts to engage 50% of
local public officials.
Following is a summary of the accomplishments of
the department with respect to the above directives.
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Meetings with members of U.S. Congress (House)
(or staff): 395
•
Meetings with members of U.S. Congress (Senate)
(or staff): 46
•
Meetings with U.S. State Department officials in
D.C.: 43
•
Meetings with other government agencies in D.C.:
9
•
Meetings with U.S. Commission on International
Religious Freedom: 16
•
Meetings with United Nations officials: 23
•
Meetings with U.S. embassy officials: 34
•
Meetings with foreign embassy officials: 93
•
Meetings with officials in China, Thailand,
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan,
FSM: 41
•
Special Capitol Hill blood drive for “Muslims for
Life” scheduled on 9/11/14 (Rayburn) in
partnership w/ American Red Cross (approx. 35
donors, including 3 members of U.S. Congress and
two dozen members of U.S. Congressional staff)
•
3 members of U.S. Congress (Reps. Petri, Speier
and Ellison) participated and made statements to
the press
•
Feature story in Roll Call (U.S. Congressional
newspaper)
U.S. State Department Outreach – Highlights
•
Meetings with mayors, governors and other state
representatives: 292
•
Meetings with intellectuals and professors: 131
•
Meetings with NGOs and think tanks: 33
•
Total meetings in all categories: 1156
•
43 separate in-person meetings with ~45 officials
from the U.S. State Department in D.C.
•
8/16/14 – Shaarik Zafar, Special Representative to
Muslim Communities for U.S. Secretary of State,
spoke at USA Jalsa Salāna
•
Multiple occasions – met with Director of Pakistan
Affairs, Jonathan Pratt, and staff of Bureau of South
and Central Asia and Bureau of Asia and Far East
•
Multiple occasions – met with senior staff of
Bureau of Democracy, 3 Human Rights and Labor
(DRL)
Highlights of Organization, infrastructure, and
internal growth:
•
10 monthly teleconference meetings with locally
elected PA secretaries (average attendance ~35
secretaries)
•
Multiple occasions – met with Desk Officers for
Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Saudi
Arabia and Federal States of Micronesia
•
12 monthly teleconference meetings with National
PA team members (20 team members in total)
•
Multiple occasions – met with Office of Int’l
Religious Freedom
5th Annual “Day on the Hill” and 9th Annual
National Public Affairs Seminar Highlights:
•
12/5/14 – meeting with Shawn Casey, Special
Assistant for Faith-Based Engagement to U.S.
Secretary of State, John Kerry
•
3/3/15 – meeting with former U.S. Secretary of
State Madeline Albright
•
4/7/15 – meeting David Sapperstein, U.S.
Ambassador at Large for International Religious
Freedom
“Day on the Hill” (February 13, 2015) event:
•
•
•
Second annual launch of “Ahmadiyya Muslim
Caucus” in Rayburn Building led by Co-Chair U.S.
Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX); Juma offered in
Cannon Caucus Room
98 delegates from 68 Chapters participated in 200
total meetings with U.S. Congressional offices
(House/Senate), including over 40 direct meetings
with members of U.S. Congress (not staff), at
Capitol Hill in D.C. A special 150- page
binder/dossier (with appendices reflecting current
activities) was prepared for each U.S. Congressional
office
•
441 individual meetings with members of U.S.
Congress and/or staff (House/Senate)
•
Special meetings of Ahmadi delegations with U.S.
Senator Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) (twice), U.S.
Senator John Cornyn (Texas), U.S. Senator Lindsey
Graham (South Carolina) and U.S. Senator Bob
Corker (Tennessee)
•
Received special Jalsa Salāna greetings/letters
from over 20 U.S. Congressional leaders +
Governors + Mayors
•
8/16/14: U.S. Rep. Andre Carson (Indiana) delivers
video address at USA Jalsa Salāna (recipient of
Humanitarian Award)
Historic coverage of event in NBC Nightly News
National Public Affairs Seminar (February 14,
2015):
•
Federal (Congressional) Outreach Highlights
80 total delegates, including 3 Naib Umara and 3
Regional Missionaries, from 68 Chapters
participated in this year’s Seminar.
“Muslims for Life” U.S. Capitol Hill Blood Drives
Highlights:
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9/5/14: U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts (Pennsylvania) provides
official Congressional Proclamation for 75h
Anniversary of MKA USA for National Ijtema
Harvard Law School, Princeton University,
Columbia Law School, NYU Law School, UC Irvine
and Library of Congress)
•
12/10/14: U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) addresses
500 people at 10th Anniversary Gala for Humanity
First USA (5 other members of Congress give
special messages)
NGOs/Think Tanks Outreach – Highlights:
•
•
12/27/14: U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of
House Committee on Foreign Affairs, spoke as
keynote at West Coast Jalsa Salāna guest session
Gala for Humanity First USA (5 other members of
Congress give special messages)
•
2/13/15: U.S. Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) addresses 98
Ahmadi delegates
State/City Outreach – Highlights:
•
292 individual meetings with local and state
officials (including mayors and governors) across
77 chapters
•
8/16/14: Mayor of Harrisburg (PA) delivers
proclamation/message at USA Jalsa Salāna
•
9/5/14: Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett
provides official state proclamation for 75h
Anniversary of MKA USA for National Ijtema
•
11/18/14: Muslims for Life blood drive at
Massachusetts State House
•
3/1/15: Missionary Zafar Sarwar delivers prayer at
State Capitol in Washington
•
3/13/15: Delegation met
Maryland, Martin O’Malley
with
Governor
of
Intellectual Outreach – Highlights:
•
131 meetings with professors/intellectuals across
~55 chapters
•
25+ chapters held seminars/lectures at prominent
national universities and graduate schools 4
•
8/16/14 – ~500 professors invited to Jalsa Salāna
USA (7 professors attended Jalsa; two professors
spoke during guest sessions)
•
Fall 2014 – special UC Berkeley course on
Islam/Ahmadiyyat (guest taught by 9 Ahmadi
lecturers)
•
33 individual meetings held with 20+
organizations, including Human Rights Watch,
Amnesty International, Becket Fund for Religious
Liberty; U.S. Commission on International
Religious Freedom, American Islamic Congress,
Hudson Institute, Middle East Institute, Muslim
Advocates, Muslim Public Affairs Council, Council
on American-Islamic Relations, American Jewish
Federation, Anti-Defamation League, Asylum
Access
Assistance for Ahmadi Muslims in Other Countries
Highlights:
•
National PA Team has worked on issue of
persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in The Gambia,
Saudi Arabia, Libya, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan,
India and Bangladesh; met U.S. State Department
Desks; additional support for issues of registration
in Federal States of Micronesia
Special Mission to Thailand
•
Winter 2014: Qudus Malik Sahib traveled to
Thailand on a special multi-week fact-finding
mission to assist Ahmadi refugees in Bangkok
Miscellaneous Highlights:
•
7/15/14: Muhammed Ahmad Chaudhry mentioned
by President Obama by name during White House
Iftar event
•
8/16/14: Dr. Robert George, Chair of U.S.
Commission on International Religious Freedom,
speaks at USA Jalsa Salāna (keynote address)
•
11/14/14: Special event at United Nations by MKA
USA on Muslim youth radicalization (over 150
attendees; distinguished speakers from UN and
foreign embassies)
•
12/10/14: President Obama provides letter for 10th
Anniversary Gala of Humanity First USA
•
2/16/15: 2 Ahmadi delegates participated in White
House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism
9/30/15 – 11/3/15 – special historic U.S. tour of
Respected Mujeeb-ur-Rahman Advocate (spoke at
Umūr ‘Āmma
Social Services: Year 2014/15 National HQ
disbursed $125,528.53 to our Jamā‘at members.
During the period under report, all Jamā‘ats
observed their own security precautions.
Total Refugees/Asylees information received from
22 chapters = 74 refugees.
Received number of requests from Jamā‘ats for
cameras and security equipments like locks etc.
Security office:
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Working on the quotes to see if we can do some of it
within our budget.
Drafted detailed National security policies and
procedures, mailed to all the Jamā‘ats.
Processed approvals for 2 Jamā‘ats for security
equipments including digital entrance locks.
Finance
Proposed income budget exceeded last year’s
budget by more than 6%. Proposed expense budjet,
covering 73 chapters and foreign countries assigned to
US, included 3,500,000 for new mosque projects and
repairs, 200,000 for scholarships and grants.
The Wasāyā Department Report
Waṣāyā department presented data on the number
of Mūṣīs in every chapter. The department is quite close
to achieving their goal of 50% Mūṣīs of all contributing
members. Oshkosh, GA/Carolinas and Kentucky are
First, second and third respectively. Percentage of
Moosies in USA Jamā‘ats as of 20 April, 2015 (First ten
positions) is as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Oshkosh
Gerogia-Carolina
Kentucky
Binghampton
Research Triangle
Seatle
York
Rochester
LA-Inland Empire
Houston South
Ta‘limul-Qur’ān and Waqf ‘Ārḍī
There are 7 sub-teams with total of over 100
volunteers, 11 Regional Secretaries and 70 Local
Secretaries. 10 Jamā‘ats held their Qur’ān conferences.
Two Regional Qur’ān classes were held.
Most of the Female Certified Teachers have devoted
themselves for teaching Qur’ān 12 hours a day online,
on Skype and/or by phone.
Classes of Moulana Imam Irshad Malhi and
Moulana Imam Rizwan Khan are popular and attended
by members form all over USA.
Long Commentary classes prepared from the books
of the Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) and
taught by Respected Lutful-Mannan have been
uploaded on Youtube.
Taḥrīk Jadīd
The total collection for the fiscal year 2013-14 was
$1.986 Million as against our budget of $ 1.3 Million,
an increase of 53 %, from our estimated budget. AlHamdu Lillah. No. of Participants this year were 11,450
against the target of 13,000. Per Capita contribution
was $ 173.
Silicon Valley $ 130,419
LA East $ 106143
Detroit $ 104,350
Seattle $ 86.178
Harrisburg $ 80,050
Top Five chapters are:
Waqf Jadīd
In 2014, the total amount donated by the members
of the US Jamā‘at amounted to $1,388,018. The per
participant contribution was $123, the highest in the
world.
The total number of participants was 11,317.
The above number includes 2,993 children (against
2,813 last year), an increase of 6% over last year. This
year we again saw an increase in the number of children
enrolled as Nanha Mujahids (young participants). A
total of 1,144 children donated at the level of $50 set to
qualify as Nanha Mujahid/Nanhi Mujahida, an increase
of 17%. Al-Hamdu Lillah!
Top ten performing chapters were Silicon Valley,
Detroit, Seattle, York/Harrisburg, L. A. East, Boston,
Central VA, Dallas, Houston N and Philadelphia.
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Ja’idād (Property)
Dallsa TX (Left: Existing. Right: On-Going)
Binghamton, N.Y Mosque:
Bay Point CA (In Planning)
Saint Louis Missionary House
Boston (In Planning)
Phildelphia Mosque (Under Construction)
Baltimore (Acquired)
Charlotte NC (Under Construction)
Atlanta
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Seattle (Acquired)
North Jersey (In Process)
Waqf-e-Nau
holding live weekly classes since April, 2009 via
Internet Radio.
Waqifeen-e-Nau girls of all ages along with their
mothers and local Mu‘avinat Sadrs were invited to
attend a special program on the eve of Jalsa Salāna
USA. The program was conducted by Sadr Lajna
Ima’illa USA.
In compliance with the wishes of Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul
Masīḥ V (may Allah be his Helper) Waqf-e-Nau USA is
organizing visits of “Jāmi‘a Ahmadiyya Canada Team”
to various Jamā‘ats in USA on West Coast, East Coast
and Mid-West. Five American boys got admission at
Jāmi‘a Canada but four of them could not go as they did
not get visa. Now they are studying online in the US via
Skype, etc. He is first Waqf-e-Nau who has successfully
completed studies at Jāmi‘a Canada and is assigned to
USA Jamā‘ats. This year 8th Jāmi‘a Orientation course
was held at Masjid Baitul-Hadi, Old Bridge, NJ from
August 18 to August 27, 2014. There were eight Jāmi‘a
Canada students who taught various subjects. National
Waqf-e-Nau teleconferences are being held on regular
basis. The Waqf-e-Nau curriculum desk has been
There are 920 (Boys 551; Girls 369) Waqifīn-e-Nau
of all ages with approved Waqf-e-Nau number.
Waqifīn-e-Nau aged 15 and above with approved
number is 463 (Boys 292; Girls 171).
Agriculture
The primary objective of “Ahmadiyya National
Agriculture Program for USA” (a copy of the program
is available upon request) is to promote “Tabligh” and
enhance attendance and participation of existing and
prospective members in Jamā‘at activities. For this
purpose, we are working on the following strategies:
1. Feed the Hungry
2. Beautify Mosques
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Last year, during the first season we planted nearly
2,000 flower and vegetable plants in the borrowed
space in USDA greenhouse. See pictures.
We also wrote a proposal for agriculture project in
Marshall Islands, this was followed by another
proposal for possible funding from USAID. In addition,
wrote a comprehensive appendix for acquisition of
plant material and supplies for conducting agriculture
project in Marshal Islands.
An article on health benefits of olive products was
published in Muslim Times.
Other general activities:
Visited Houston, St. Louis, and Chicago Jamā‘at,
gave presentations and thoroughly discussed the
agriculture program. Provided materials and
information help to the interested people; Chicago and
St Louis Jamā‘at are actively participating and
hopefully become role model for other Jamā‘ats.
Hopefully, more interactions will follow with these
Jamā‘ats and others that show interest.
Documents were generated which provide
information for online purchase of seeds and supplies.
Publications
Review of Religions is the oldest English magazine
published by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to
take the message of Ahmadiyyat to the Englishspeaking world. Jamā‘at officers and members are
encouraged to subscribe for themselves and others and
approach libraries, schools, professors and clergy to
subscribe to the magazine.
Copies of current and old issues are also available
for outreach purposes to distribute at fairs and stalls.
More than 10,000 old copies were shipped to
individuals and Jamā‘ats during the year for outreach
purposes. Please contact Imam Adnan Ahmed in
Pittsburgh PA at [email protected] or the
publications secretary at [email protected]
for subscriptions or old copies for outreach. Annual
subscription rate is $30 for 12 issues with $10 for
students. Orders for new subscriptions, renewals or
gifts can be placed at the home page at
www.reviewofreligions.org/. Many thanks to outgoing
coordinator, Faiza Bajwa, and her team in New York
who supported the distribution of Review in the US for
many years.
Muslim Sunrise is one of the oldest Islamic
periodical in the US published to reach out to the US
public: It is published quarterly and addresses current
controversies to highlight pristine guidance presented
by Islam. Several hundred copies of every issue are
exclusively printed for outreach purpose. Free
subscriptions include complimentary issues to
government officials/organizations, public officials,
think tanks, critics, newspapers and periodicals
editorial staff, news agencies/networks officials,
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educators, colleges/universities, public libraries,
Jamā‘at officials like Amila members, presidents of all
US chapters, etc., and Jamā‘at centers (including
London/Rabwah). Jamā‘at officers and members are
encouraged to subscribe for themselves and others and
approach libraries, schools, professors and clergy to
subscribe to the magazine. Sample copies are available.
Copies of current and old issues are also available for
outreach purposes to distribute at fairs and stalls.
Please
contact
Falah
Shams
at
[email protected]. Annual subscription rate
is $15/year. Please find the homepage at
www.muslimsunrise.com.
Ahmadiyya Gazette/Al-Nur: Special editions were
published on the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him), the Promised Messiah (peace be
upon him), Muṣliḥ Mau‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with
him), Khilāfat, Jalsa Salāna USA and Ramadan.
Ahmadiyya/Gazette/Al-Nur is sent free of charge to
every Ahmadi household in the US. Any members who
are not receiving this magazine should make sure with
their local president that their mailing address is
entered correctly in the Jamā‘at database. Please send
Jamā‘at event reports including births, marriages and
deaths for publication to [email protected].
Please
find
the
home
page
at
www.ahmadiyyagazette.us. Respected Jaleel Akbar has
been scanning old issues for putting on the site with the
help of Hammad Malik.
Al-Hilal is an English periodical compiled by and
published for the Ahmadi Muslim children in the US: It
is sent free of charge to every Ahmadi household in the
US. Any members who are not receiving this magazine
should make sure with their local president that their
mailing address is entered correctly in the Jamā‘at
database.
Please
contact
Aliya
Latif
at
[email protected]. Please find the home page at
www.alislam.org/alhilal/.
History Committee: Respected missionary Yahya
Luqman has been assigned by the Respected Amir US
to compile the history of Ahmadiyyat in the US. A team
was put together to compile and layout the narrative
with pictures and graphics.
The site amibookstore.com has been established to
help members obtain Jamā‘at books quickly at
reasonable prices for personal use. At the end of March
2015, it had 57,085 copies of 937 titles from 1194
available titles in 112 languages. Members can also
order books from www.alislam.org/store. Jamā‘ats can
order books from amibookstore.us very easily and
conveniently for their libraries, for sale and for
outreach purposes. Apart from books from London and
Qadian, bookstore also acquired books from other
sources to meet the needs of libraries, missionaries,
chapters and members. Contact Mohammad Ahmed
Nasir at [email protected].
Libraries: Jamā‘ats can place orders at
amibookstore.us to populate their local and regional
libraries.
Books Printed:
1. The American Edition of Tabligh Guide written
by Imam Naseem Bajwa.
2. Second Edition of The Disciple by Rashid
Arshed.
A number of titles are in the process of approval for
publication. Notable titles in progress are:
Fiqh Ahmadiyya Translation has been completed
by Dr Lutf Rehman and is in review.
Detailed History of Ahmadiyyat in US by Imam
Yahya Luqman is in progress.
Please let us know if any other work in progress
(except for the work being done directly under the
direction of Wakālat Tasnīf) so that it can be monitored
and members may be assisted in the completion of their
work.
DVD publishing equipment has been acquired with
the help of Audio/Video department to mass-produce
DVDs for playing on cable and for distribution for
outreach. It is being managed by Sarjo Trawalley and
Anwar Saeed in Boston. Currently about two dozen
cable TV channels run our programs at least once a
month.
Please
send
your
requests
to
[email protected].
Local Publications: Numerous Jamā‘ats publish
local newsletters in print and/or online. Jamā‘ats are
requested to put their current and old newsletters
online to preserve history and for easy access for
members. New York also has been publishing Jamā‘at
calendar for the last 20 years or so.
Local Book Clubs: Chapters have reported holding
book club meetings to encourage reading of the books
of the Promised Messiah, may peace be upon him.
Publications
website:
Please
visit
www.ahmadiyya.us/departments/publications to learn
about the responsibilities, activities and objectives of
the publications departments. Please contact
[email protected] for your questions and
needs.
Total Quantity of Literature Distributed Free:
23,808+
Total Estimated No. of People Received the
message through this mean: 30,172+
Total No. of Exhibitions: 86+. Estimated No. of
Visitors: 14,234+
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Permanent Exhibitions:
1: Orlando
2. Los Angeles E
2: Jamaica, Queens
a. Chinese New Years - Monterrey Park, CA - Feb
(Prev. in downtown .L.A. Chinatown 10+ yrs)
3: West Side, Manhattan
b. L.A. County Fair (since 1997) Pomona, Ca. 23
days (Wed-Sun) in Sept.
4: Long Island City, Queens
5: Harlem, Manhattan
c. Arab-American Festival (since mid-2000s) Garden Grove, CA - last Fri-Sat-Sun in Sept.
6: Hollis, Queens
7: Mid Town, Manhattan
d. Upland Lemon Festival - Upland, CA - Last FriSat-Sun in April (10+ yrs)
8: Milwakee The front entrance
9: Milwaukee On the men’s side, above the shoe
rack
e. Juneteenth Celebration (Black History event) Rivcerside, CA / Pomona, CA - June (7+ yrs)
10: Milwaukee On the women’s side, in the salat
area
f. Black History Month celebration & parade Riverside, CA - Feb. (5+ yrs)
11: Milwaukee Posting of pictures by the secretary
Mal’s office
g. Latino Book and Family Festival - Cal State
Dominguez Hills - usually in Oct. (8+ yrs)
12: Milwaukee Posting of pictures in the lower level
of the mosque
3. Los Angeles W Los Angeles Times Festival of
Books held on the campus of USC
13: LA Library
4. Miami (November)
14: LA Lobby area
5. New York (more than once)
15: Rochester In the mosque: one room dedicated
for the Library/literature
6. St Louis August 10
7. Tucson (March)
16: Baitur-Rahman bookstore, Silver Spring, MD
The Holy Qur’ān Exhibitions: 42. No of Visitors
7,090
Participation In Book Fairs: Total No. of Book
Fairs: 15+. Estimated No. of Visitors: 6,905+
Bookstalls: Total No. of Bookstalls held: 90+.
Estimated No. of Visitors: 11,800+
8. Virginia/Potomac/Laurel/Silver Spring
Muslim Sunrise Circulation:
As per our last issue which can go up few hundreds
for issue before Jalsa and also on the nature of topic.
(Data provided by Mubashar Khan, Ibn-e-Shauq, the
4th.) Chapters are welcome to order or pre-order copies
for outreach purposes.
Bookstalls once or more times a week:
1) Congress =450
1. Bay Point (four times a week) ~200
2) Prisons = 20
2. Milwaukee/Zion (7-Mile) ~50
3) Media, Think tanks and Libraries= 850
3. Orlando (Jacksonville) ~50
4) Mosques/Jamā‘at Centers =160
4. Philadelphia (trailer) ~100
5) Missionaries/Pres.= 620
5. Rochester ~50
6) Reg Members including writers and Zion
project= 1565
6. St Louis ~50
7. Syracuse ~50
7) Tabligh Dept (HQ) = 150
Monthly
8) Back up copies for Jalsa, Bookstore, Lajna and
Book fairs etc = 400-500
1. Willingboro ~12
9) Sen to to senators: 100
Once a year:
Please contact [email protected] if you
have questions, concerns, suggestions or need help.
1. Atlanta
a. Decatur County Fair 7/11-18 and
b. Decatur Book Festival 8/30-9/1
Media Communication & Outreach Report
Objectives: The Media department has two
primary objectives.
•
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To make Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA
become the leading provider of Islamic content in
USA across Print, Television, Radio, and Online
Media.
•
2. Bangla MMOP Event: 100 calls
3. Bloomington, IL Jamā‘at MMOP event: 50 calls
To train local media relation experts in every
Jamā‘at.
4. Buffalo, NY Jamā‘at MMOP event: 50 calls:
WLVL 1340 AM (Radio)
Training Sessions: Since creation, the Media Team
has organized 14 training sessions. Training programs
have been held in the following Jamā‘ats. Neighboring
Jamā‘ats from the region were also invited to these
programs. Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, Silicon
Valley, Houston, Dallas, New York, Headquarters
Region, Rochester, Miami, Boston, Oshkosh and
Canada Jamā‘at (Toronto).
5. New Orleans Jamā‘at MMOP event: 50 calls: The
New Orleans Advocate
This year we conducted one Training Session in
Canada; 4 countries were participated (USA, Canada,
UK, Germany).
National Press Releases and Media Advisories
43 Press Releases/Media Advisories were sent to
thousands of media outlets and contacts on the
following Jamā‘at events in English and some in
Spanish:
• Jalsa Salāna UK
6. Indiana Jamā‘at MMOP (2 events): 100 calls:
The Star Press, JCOnline, WFYI.org (Radio)
7. Central New Jersey MMOP event: 100 calls:
NJ.com
8. St. Louis, MO Jamā‘at MMOP event: 75 calls: St.
Louis Post Dispatch
9. Boston Jamā‘at ‘Muslims for Life’ event: 100
calls: Metro west Daily News, WROR 105.7, WPKZ AM
1280 / Fm 105.3, Boston.com
10. Kansas City Jewish Center: 50 calls (including
calls for Houston & Indiana Jamā‘ats)
11. Qasim Rashid
Outreach: 20 calls
Op-Ed
Media
12. Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar’s Martyrdom: 150 calls
(Including calls for Houston & Indiana Jamā‘ats)
• Jalsa Salāna USA
13. MKA Day on the Hill Press Conference
Outreach: 20 calls
• Dr. Mehdi Ali Shaheed
• Pakistan School Attack
• Mujeeb Ur Rehman Sahib’s talks in different
Universities
• Charlie Hebdo Attack
• Chapel Hill Incident
14. Boston Jamā‘at Ramadan: 30 calls: Boston
Globe, India New England News
15. Pittsburgh Jamā‘at Ramadan: 100 calls: The
Jewish Chronicle
16. Jalsa Media Coverage: 500 calls
• Denmark Attack
17. ‘Muslims for Life’ blood drive Kentucky: 20 calls
• Female Bomb Plot
18. ‘Muslims for Life’ Capitol Hill blood drive: 250
calls: Roll call
Assistance to Local Jamā‘ats for Media Outreach
• Custom media lists were provided to various
Jamā‘ats/Office Holders.
19. Gujranwala Attack Press Release: Dallas: Star
Local media
• Media advisories were developed based on
specific information provided by Jamā‘ats.
20. Mujeeb ur Rahman sahib tour:
a. Boston: 100 calls
• Email blasts were sent to every contact on the
media list.
• Follow up phone calls was made to media outlets
to cover local events.
• Research of media outlets was carried out to
ensure accurate information is recorded by the
appropriate media contact.
• Media Team utilized researched information to
procure interviews with local Jamā‘at spokespersons
and/or for the journalists to cover local events.
• As necessary, the Media Team assisted the local
Jamā‘ats post their events on the event calendars.
Phone Call Support for Campaigns
Time.com
b. Columbia: 50 calls
c. Princeton: 50 calls: NJ.com published recap
d. UC Irvine: 100 calls: Daily Pilot published recap
21. National MKA UN: 150 calls: Al Jazeera, NY
Times, Fox News, Associated Press
22. Press Release Indiana Peter Kassig: Radio
Interview: 2 coverage
23. Miami Book Fair: 30 calls:Radio Interview:
WFTL AM
24. Eid ul Adhia: Indiana: 50 calls: Kokomo
Tribune published pre-announcement & story after Eid
- 2 articles
1. NYC Jamā‘at MMOP event: 100 calls
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25. Kentucky Muslims for Life: 50 calls: Lexington
Herald published announcement for blood drive
26. Fort Worth, TX Muslims for Life : 50 calls:
Dallas Morning News/ CBS 11 TV/ Azteca America
27. Indiana Muslims for Life: 50 calls: Coverage by
2 TV stations
28. Houston, TX Muslims for Life: Fox 26 coverage
29. Fort Worth, TX Women’s Interfaith health
expo: 50 calls: Dallas Morning news 2 articles
published
30. Detroit, Michigan: Middle East Crisis Seminar:
100 calls: Detroit News published announcement & TV
coverage
31. Houston, TX Interfaith Thanksgiving: 20 calls:
Houston Chronicle Article
32. Central Jersey Thanksgiving: 50 calls:
MyCentralJersey.com: 2 articles & News 12 NJ TV
coverage
33. Muslims for Life - St. Louis Jamā‘at: 50 calls:
Radio Interview
34. France Charlie Hebdo PR: Indiana Jamā‘at
media: WIBC radio interview, Kokomo Tribune
newspaper quoted PR
35. Charlie Hebdo PR - Indiana: Newspaper,
Current in Carmel interviewed local Jamā‘at
spokesperson and published story
36. UNC Chapel Hill Press Release: 50 calls
37. Denmark PR - Houston: 30 calls: 1 radio
interview KNTH AM-1070 Radio & Guidry News
(online) posted the press release on their website
38. Pittsburgh Interfaith 'Religious Founders Day':
60 calls: Covered by: Pittsburgh Post Gazette,
Triblive.com (2
Articles), the Jewish Chronicle, and the
Almanac.net. 2 radio interviews: KDKA 1020 AM (CBS
news radio) &
KQV 1410 AM (News radio)
39. Muslims for Life - Indiana: 30 calls: Star Press,
Ball State Daily
40. MMOP - Dallas - 50 calls: Plano Star Courier,
Dallas Morning News (2 articles)
41. MMOP - Central Jersey - 100 calls - The South
Asian Times, Central Jersey.com / USA Today, Fios1
NJ TV
Total calls: 3225
Social Media Campaign:
• We are actively using @Islam Press Twitter
handle to tweet all Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
USA media coverage and press releases. We also
frequently tweet international media coverage of
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community that may be of interest
to our followers. In addition, we actively tweet general
informational tweets such as Hadith of Holy Prophet
Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
and quotes of Huzoor (may Allah support him with His
mighty help).
• We are continuing to tag reporters and media
outlets in our tweets.
• This year we have launched several twitter ad
campaigns to promote our handle as well as specific OP
EDS.
• We are continuing to live tweet from special
events such as East Coast & West Coast Jalsa Salāna.
• Islam Press Twitter handle currently has 2,234
followers. 226 of these followers are media outlets. Our
total tweet count is 4,055.
Media Coverage Data
Newspaper 582,. TV 59 3 hrs 33 mins. Radio 19 3
hrs 31 mins. Internet 293. TOTAL 954
Notable Outlets Covering Jamā‘at Events and
News Newspapers
The Wall Street Journal. USA Today. The New York
Times. The Washington Post. Los Angeles Times.
Houston Chronicle. Chicago Tribune. Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel. The Columbus Dispatch. The
Baltimore Sun. Contra Costa Times. The Miami Herald.
Christian Science Monitor. The Dallas Morning News.
Philadelphia Inquirer. Washington Times. Huffington
Post. AFP. Associated Press.
Television: The O’Reilly Factor (Fox Show). CNN
Wolf Blitzer. CNN - John Berman. Fox News - Spirited
Debate. Fox News - Kelly’s Depate. Local NBC
affiliates. Local CBS affiliates. Local ABC affiliates.
Local Fox affiliates.
Important Initiatives Coverage by Media
Initiative: Dr Mehdi Ali Shaheed 133
Coverage Number: Charlie Hebdo 121. Chapel
Hill 24. Muslims for Loyalty 10
42. Harris Zafar Talk & Book Signing Event
“Demystifying Islam”- Connecticut : 60 calls: Daily
Campus paper & Fox CT
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International News
By the Grace of Allah, on 4th July 2015, a program
was held by Jamā‘at New Zealand by the title “Iftari
Experience 2015.” The main purpose was to convey the
beautiful teachings of Islam regarding fasting and the
blessed month of Ramadan. 85 outside guests attended
the program. (Al-Fazl International 18 Sep 2015)
After a peace symposium organized by the
government of Benin, Jamā‘at scholars had Tablighi
dialogue with Arab scholars from Jāmi‘a Azhar, etc.
Total attendance was 29. (Al-Fazl International 18 Sep
2015)
The 29th Annual Anṣārullah Ijtima was held on 24,
25 May 2015 in Oslo, Norway. Concluding session was
attended by the Ameer Norway. The total attendance
was 130. (Al-Fazl International 18 Sep 2015)
Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya France held their 24th Jalsa
Salāna on 31st July-2 Aug 2015. This year Jalsa was
streamed live on internet and notifications were sent
through twitter. Over 850 members attended the Jalsa.
(Al-Fazl Rabwah 1 Sep 2015)
The 6th Jalsa Salāna of Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya
Trinidad was held on 24th May 2015. A question and
answer session was held during the Jalsa which lasted
for an hour. Total attendance was 295. (Al-Fazl Rabwah
3 Sep 2015)
The 7th Jalsa Salāna of Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya Congo
(Province Bas Congo) was held on 6-7 Feb 2015. The
Jalsa was widely covered by press and media. Over 600
members attended the Jalsa. (Al-Fazl Rabwah 21 Sep
2015)
American Muslims Launch Billboard Campaign
To Dispel Myths about Islamic Prophet Muhammad
Mr. Baig, the ICNA President said: “This billboard
campaign is not the first of its kind; ICNA ran another
one two years ago featuring signs that drew parallels
between Islam and Christianity. The Council on
American-Islamic Relations ran a campaign in 2013 to
explain the meaning of jihad. The Ahmadiyya Muslim
Community has also run several billboard and bus
campaigns featuring the slogans “Muslims for Peace”
and “Muslims for Loyalty,” including a flashing sign in
Times Square in New York.”
The response to the campaign has been peaceful so
far, said Baig, who added that the organization had
received calls in response to the billboards. “The hateful
and abusive calls are in small number as compared to
the positive ones,” he said. (www.icna.org)
TI College Alumni Association USA
The election for the Executive Board of TI College
Alumni Association (TICAA), USA, for 2015-2018 was
held during the Association’s General Body meeting at
the Jalsa site on August 15. It has been approved by the
Khalīfatul-Masīḥ V (may Allah be his Helper).
Kindly help complete the list of TIC Alumni in the
US and send me the names, phone numbers, e-mail and
mailing addresses of all the US Alumni who are in your
circle of friends and acquaintances.
association was able to collect close to $15,000 in
scholarship fund for the year 2015. Our pledge to
Huzoor (May Allah be his Helper) is to continue funding
this cause for 10 years. Drive for the 2016 Academic
year has already started. We must collect and submit
$15,000 by November 15, 2015. We request that please
write a check of your contribution to AMI and mail it to
Treasures, Mr. Abdul Rashid Fouzi, 1007 Smoke Tree
Rd, Pikesville, MD 21208. Phone: 410-653-2540.
Because of generous contribution from many of the
Alumni and non-Alumni members of the Jamā‘at, the
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website: http://www.ticalumniusa.org/
Blood Drive of Rochester Jamā‘at
Jamā‘at Ahmadiyya Rochester held its best blood
drive this year. Those who donated or spent time at the
Mosques during this successful drive are thanked.
Thanks are for Executive Assistant to the Mayor,
Andreas Rau for attending the event. Tony Lafountain,
Penfield Town Supervisor also attended the event and
thanked the Jamā‘at for inviting him. Three news
channels come in (Time Warner Cable News, 13 WHAM
and News 8). The reporter from Time Warner Cable
who was the same one that attended last year
mentioned that there were a good number of people
flowing in and out as compared to the last year.
Overall, 31 people came in and signed up to give
blood. Twenty five (25) units of blood were collected
which was best number to-date, Al-Hamdu Lillah.
There were 5 new donors and 5 outside guests who
came to donate blood. As always, Red Cross staff seems
to have a good time and was pleased with the
hospitality.
Col. Saied Ahmad Malik Passes Away
Col. Saied Ahmad Malik served the USA National
Jamā‘at for decades under the leadership of Sheikh
Mubarak Ahmad and Ḥaḍrat Sahibzada Mirza Muzaffar
Ahmad (May Allah elevate their ranks in Heavens). Col.
Saied Ahmad Malik was the father of Shahid Saied
Malik, National Secretary Umur-e-Āmma. Inna Lillahi
WA Inna Ilaihi Rāji‘ūn. May Allah elevate his rank in
Heavens.
TV Spanish News Story on Muslims for Life Event
As part of our Muslims for Life Blood Drive at
Georgia Tech, Ms. Najia Humayun (Daughter of Dr.
Naseer Humayun), organized the drive along with other
students. Ms. Humayun is a first year student at
Georgia Tech and she has done successful blood drives
in her high school during last few years. She is fluent in
Spanish as well. A news story was telecasted on 9/11 on
Tele Mundo Atlanta for our Muslims for Life Drives in
Atlanta under the title of Muslemanes conmoveran
victimas del 9-11.
Ahmadiyya Muslims for Life in Meriden
Food Distribution in Zion
A reporter from Telemundo Atlanta came to the
Georgia Tech blood drive and made a TV story about
Muslims for Life. It aired on 9/11 on the Telemundo
Atlanta TV station. Here is a link to the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvlCeiQF0B0
Host 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive with Red Cross
Ahmadiyya Muslims for life Host 9/11 Memorial Blood
Drive with Red Cross in the “House of Peace, BaitulAmn Mosque and Community Centre,” in Meriden CT
06451.
Khuddam and Anṣār helped Lajna Zion in
distribution of food, to reach out to Zion community.
Thanks to Lajna Zion for such great work.
Saeed Anjum thanked all Anṣār who come out to
help and also brought their families out. May Allah bless
all.
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International Day of Peace Event at San Diego
On Sept 21st at Aztec Park in La Mesa, San Diego,
the Interfaith Council of Las Mesa was celebrating
International Day of Peace. Speakers from different
religions were present, from Zoroastrians to Hindus.
Islam was also present by the representation of Talha
Saifi. Talha Saifi spoke for a few minutes on how Islam
can establish peace. He laid in detail on how Islam can
establish peace and harmony on a personal level, on a
family level, and on a societal level. The speech was well
received and he was asked to speak at another event in
the future.
Latino Health Fair at Miami
Recently new Miami Consular General Guatemala,
Miss. Rosa Maria Merida De Mora, called to discuss
about our monthly Guatemala Consulate (GC) clinic
and about Latino health fair medical services by
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Miami. She is an
experienced, sincere and impressive personality with a
deep gratitude for our humble medical services for the
Guatemalan people in Miami. During the meeting, she
thanked Ahmadiyya Muslim community many a times.
Old Bridge Day
On September 26th, Old Bridge Mayor’s Office
invited Central Jersey chapater to celebrate annual
Community Day at their Municipal Complex at 1 Old
Bridge Plaza Road Old Bridge NJ. Hundreds of vendors
and non-profit agencies, representatives of churches
and synagogues, fire fighters, EMT personnel, teachers’
association, students and government officials
including the mayor and councilmen attended. Our
table was visited by people from all walks of life and
several government officials. We distributed 50+
“Pathway to Peace” books to interested individuals.
Muslims for Life, Muslims for Loyalty and Muslims for
Peace flyers were also distributed. We made quite a few
new contacts and invited them to Central Jersey
Jamā‘at and mayor sponsored thanksgiving event
scheduled to take place on November 21st in Old Bridge
Municipal Plaza. There were 15 Jamā‘at members who
participated in the program including Khuddam, Atfal,
Lajna and Nasirat.
Community Outreach Opportunity in Old Bridge Township
CEJ Jamā‘at members were invited to attend a 9/11
ceremony in Old Bridge. It was a well-attended
ceremony with over 300 Old Bridge residents gathered
to commemorate 9/11 tragedy. There were 16 Old
Bridge residents who lost their lives in Twin Towers.
Our group was lead by Mr. Tariq Sharif (CEJ PA
Secretary). He had a chance to chat with the guest of
honor Lt Governor of NJ, Kim Guadagno, and Mayor
Owen Henry, our Jamā‘at’s longtime friend. The Lt
Governor was pleased to know about the blood drives
and wanted to be kept in the loop.
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Āmīn Ceremony in Columbus, Ohio
Āmīn ceremony of Rehan Mobusher, son of Dr and
Mrs. Mobusher Mahmud, was solemnized by Dr Abdul
Salam Malik, President Columbus Ohio Chapter on 25th
of September, 2015. He is Waqf-e-Nau and grandson of
Dr Mahmud Ahmad Nagi. Dr Nagi is grandson of
Ḥaḍrat Haji Muhammad Musa, the companion of the
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him). Dr Malik
listened from Rehan few verses of Holy Qur’ān and then
led silent prayer.
Congratulations to Rehan and his family. May Allah
enable him to recite Qur’ān daily and practice its
teachings in daily life. Āmīn.
Visitors from the Zion Lutheran Church, Dayton, Ohio
interest kept them in the mosque for two hours. They
were very happy when they returned home. They asked
questions specifically about the difference between
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and other Muslims.
Imam Yahya Luqman conducted the meeting.
Zion Lutheran Church, Dayton paid a visit to Fazale-Umar Mosque, Dayton, Ohio on Oct. 14, 2015. Eight
visitors came with their Pastor Rev. John Mittermaier.
The guests came originally for only one hour, but their
US Embassy Majuro Marshall Island
Kommol Tata Imam Joyia reported:
Political Officer Autumn Oakley met with Imam
Matiullah Joyia at Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Mosque on August 4 to learn more about the history of
the community and their charitable work, including the
project through a Humanity First USA grant to built
and repair public restrooms in Majuro.
Flea Market Booth, Dayton, Ohio
Booth is setup every weekend at the Flee Market.
A visitor from Michigan: A Christian visitor came
and said loudly, “You are doing a great job.” I enquired
what? He said that he is from Michigan and has some
Muslim friends. They are nice people. He looked at the
stuff on the tables and walls and appreciated our
efforts. He praised Muslims in general. I asked if he has
any questions. He said that he does not have any time,
and will ask his friends in Michigan. I said, give me 2
minutes and I will tell you something which no other
Muslim will tell you. He became interested and I told
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him about the second coming of Jesus (may peace be
upon him) with a little detail and offered a booklet
‘Ḥaḍrat Ahmad’ ( may peace be upon him) and some
other pamphlets. He then asked many other questions
and gave telephone number of his son who is a pastor.
He spent more than 10 minutes at our booth.
A Russian lady ‘Medina’ came to our booth and
introduced herself and asked some questions and for a
copy of the Holy Qur’ān in Russian.
A Mexican man visited our booth and asked for a
Copy of the Spanish Holy Qur’ān. He left his contact
number.
Dr. A. Q. Shahid visited our booth and also met the
manager of the Flea Market and explained our blood
drive arrangements nationwide to her. She liked the
idea to have blood drive organized and sponsored by
the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
Visit of Imam Yahya Luqman: On one Sunday
Imam Yahya Luqman and Br. Ibrahim visited our
booth. We had a tour of the Flea Market and visited
some Muslim and non-Muslim friends.
Our neighbor opposite to our booth, who is a
Muslim lady from Senegal, said that many times even
when our booth is closed people come and see and take
the photos of the display.
American Muslims celebrate with neighbors
Record Journal Published: August 4, 2015. Last
Modified: August 13, 2015 12:18AM.
A kaleidoscope of festivities resonated the world
over as roughly a quarter of humanity zestfully
celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr. A Muslim holiday radiating
gratitude, giving and rebirth rejoicing the
consummation of worship, charity, and fasting savored
amid the blessed voyage of sacred Ramadan, a pillar of
Islam.
Locally in Meriden, the Ahmadiyya Muslim
Community lovingly opened their doors in true spirit of
holy Eid to fellow Americans of every Faith and even no
Faith at Baitul Aman (Abode of Peace) Masjid. The
celebration was launched with spectacles of Prophet
Muhammad’s, peace be upon him, sublime practices;
generous donations for the less fortunate called Fitrana,
Salat or congregational worship, a Khutbah or address,
and exchanges of love and Mubarak.
Some 250 worshipers prayed moving in unison
behind one leader who heart-stirringly chanted the
Holy Qur’ān. A quickening entreaty delivered by the
African American prayer leader to not only sustain the
elevated reformation and nearness to the Divine won
via the month-long training but also actively combat
radicalization, violence, and injustice followed. A
heartfelt Eid Mubarak wishing everyone the
felicitations of the jubilant and resurrecting day closed
the oration. Recognition plaques for scholastic
advancements were awarded by Manzur Mannan, the
community’s Education secretary, Dr. Mahmood
Qureshi, President of AMC, CT, and Ahmad Jamal a
Muslim American Jazz artist. Multicultural dishes were
savored at a reserved park neighboring the Mosque
where also a rejuvenating array of sports was enjoyed.
Two bridge-building Christian friends, including
respected Win Smith Jr., VP of the Milford Rotary and
his mother, joined the philanthropic Muslims in
merriment.
Mirza Masroor Ahmad the Khalīfah or Successor of
Islam and the Prophesied Messiah, Mirza Ghulam
Ahmad of Qadian: Zahir Mannan, a husband and father
of two toddlers. He is a previously elected Youth
Auxiliary President, Interfaith Outreach Director, Holy
Qur’ān Education and Temporary Devotion Director,
Youth Auxiliary Publication Director for the
Connecticut Chapter of the USA Branch.
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Jami‘a Camp 2015
Report by: Qasid Bhinder (A student of Jamia Canada)
Alhamdulillah, another Jami'a Orientation Camp
was held successfully, at Bait-ul-Hadi mosque in
Central New Jersey - a fitting venue as it is home to two
Jami'a students and numerous future prospects
inshaAllah.
Jamia students. The groups would talk about any issue
that they wanted to, whether it be a basic religious
knowledge question or over any social issues they were
facing. Soon after, participants would prepare for bed
and lights would be turned off at 11:30 PM.
The camp was held from August 1 to August 13th. A
group of American Jamia students headed by Principal
Maulana Shamshad Nasir Sahib conducted the camp as
mentors, teachers, referees, friends, and older brothers.
However, just like in Jami‘a, the camp was not all
studies as the participants were given the opportunity
to take a break from the books and go on an
adventurous, thrill-filled day at Six Flags Great
Adventure in Jackson, NJ - home to the tallest, fastest
roller coaster in the world. Participants arrived at the
gates at 10:00 AM and broke into groups headed by
Jami'a students and enjoyed the park until 9 PM. All
participants took a break around 2 PM to read Zuhr and
do lunch in the parking lot outside the park. The groups
then broke up into the same groups and headed back to
the park for more rides and fun until it was time to head
back to the mosque. On the last day of the camp a
farewell meeting was also held and in which Imam
Shamshad gave the advice to all. “Whatever they have
learned they should increase their knowledge.” Imam
Shamshad stressed that we should keep in our mind all
the time; the purpose of the coming of Promised
Messiah. His main purpose was to establish our
relationship with God all-mighty. Imam also told the
students that as a devotee, they must be regular in
prayers and establish a relationship with Allah.
Moreover, they should have complete trust in Allah for
all their affairs.
The goal of the camp was simple to have the
participants of the camp experience and ultimately
understand a day in the life of a Jami'a student.
Participants would begin the day at 5:10 for Fajr Salaat
followed by independent recitation of the Holy Qur’ān.
Afterwards, participants had ample time to nap or get
ready for the day after which breakfast was served at
7:00 AM. Classes would begin at 8:00 AM, which
included Qur’ān translation, Arabic, Urdu, Aḥādīth,
History of Islam, and Fiqh, taught by the Jami‘astudents. Classes would proceed until 11:00 AM where
participants would have a half hour break for snacks
and rest and then continue again at 11:30 AM. Classes
would end at 1:30 PM followed by Zuhr Prayers. Lunch
would then be served at 1:45 PM with different items on
the menu including cold cut sub sandwiches, roast
chicken, Biryani, and pasta. After lunch, participants
would have free time to socialize, play games, rest and
catch up on their homework for the day until Asr prayer
at 5:00 PM after which the period for sports began.
Many organized sports were played including soccer,
volleyball, basketball, football, and races, all refereed by
the Jami‘a- students. Sports would be played until 8:30
PM where participants would break for Maghrib prayer
followed by attendance and announcements.
Immediately following Maghrib prayer students would
break into their groups and proceed to cleaning duties.
Each day after Maghrib prayer the entire mosque was
cleaned including the bathrooms, prayer halls, the
kitchen area, and the outside area. After cleaning duties
the students retreated for Isha prayer at 9:30 PM
followed by tutorial groups. These tutorial groups were
divided by age group and were distributed between four
All in all, by the grace of Allah, the Jami'a
Orientation Camp was a huge success. It was enjoyed
not only by the participants of the camp but by the
Jami'a students, organizers, and volunteers alike. This
would not have been the success without the help of
innumerable volunteers and the support of the
organizers including Hafiz Samiullah Chaudhry Sahib,
Shamshad Ahmad Nasir Sahib and Hammad Malik
Sahib. May Allah accept the efforts put forth by all those
who were a part of the camp and bless the mission to
spread the message of the Promised Messiah to the
corners of the Earth. Ameen!
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Visit of the Little Home Church, Wayne, IL
Report by Nadeem Raza Chicago
Little Home Church is situated on a quiet and
peaceful location in Wayne, IL. Ahmadiyya Muslim
Community from Chicago was invited to Little Home
Church for an interfaith meeting on Sunday, October
25, 2015.
Dr. David Russel - a Pastor organized this event.
This was in response to another interfaith meeting held
earlier in Ahmadiyya mosque Glen Ellyn, IL. Pastor
David and his people got rich experience of Ahmdiyya
Muslim Community during that visit. They expressed
their wish to welcome Ahmadi Muslims in their church.
More than fifty Ahmadi Muslims men, women and
children participated in interfaith meeting. They were
warmly welcomed and observed the Sunday prayer
service led by David Russel and Imam Shamshad.
The Interfaith event started after prayer service at
the church. Imam Shamshad A. Nasir and Pastor David
Russel greeted the audience on behalf of their
communities and emphasized to get closer by bridge
building
through
dialogues
to
resolve
misunderstandings.
Pastor David Russel in his address also focused on
to go for commonalities and not to drag in to
differences. We all have one God and have same
destination though we have different paths to that
destiny.
Imam Shamshad, in his own special way focused on
the action, not to orally claim for the beliefs but to
practice the divine teachings. Imam also draws the
attention of the audience towards what's happening in
the name of freedom in the western world. He, in a
convincing way, told that when one has certain limits
while in his own home & city and not supposed to cross
the boundaries to interfere with neighbors against their
wish, how any religion can permit to draw abusive
caricatures of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH)? Imam
explained peaceful Islamic teachings to all and invited
them to read the Holy Qur’ān and life of Prophet
Mohammad peace be on him, that way we will be able
to build the bridge between communities and attain the
peace.
Imam presented book “The Philosophy of the
Teachings of Islam” to Dr. David Russel.
Imam Shamshad, as liked by the audience, gave two
presentations about Islamic point of view in this
interfaith meeting. He told that Ahmadiyya community
has reached to 206 countries in the world. He also
explained about major difference between Sunni and
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Shia Muslims in response to a question from one of the
audience.
religious perspective on the topics. Imam also
mentioned about the meaning of worship in Islam in
this group discussion.
This group discussion event also proved very
successful to resolve misunderstandings about Islam.
The Ahmadiyya delegation presented two copies of
the Holy Qur’ān and other Ahmadiyya Muslim
literature to the church including 12 copies of World
Crisis and the Pathway to Peace, a compilation of
speeches and letters of His Holiness Ḥaḍrat Mirza
Masroor Ahmad, Imam and Head of the Worldwide
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
The participants from both faiths mingled after the
prayer service. Three groups were formed as following:
1) Worship and Prayer
2) Holy Day and Holiday
3) Role of Women
Interesting discussions took place in all the three
groups where everyone was free to speak with his own
The interfaith meeting was followed by a lunch. All
the participants really enjoyed this colorful event.
Overall event remained another success for the
Ahmadiyya community. A female from the church
people got so emotional that she stood up and openly
shared her views that one assumes that people from the
other faith are bad and wrong but sitting together and
having discussions proves that they are not.
Your Sources for Literature on Islam
Books for personal use
For international customers
Order books for personal use with credit card or check
from amibookstore.us. There are no shipping charges!
store.alislam.org
Old copies of the Review of Religions
for free distribution
Books and flyers for free distribution
Email [email protected] to get free
copies of flyers and books “World Crisis” and
“Life of Muhammad.”
Email [email protected].
Books for library, free distribution, exhibition
or sale
Chapter officers can order the books they need for
chapter libraries, sale or distribution from
amibookstore.us.
Special issues of the Muslim Sunrise
for outreach
Look for special issues on amibookstore.us or email
[email protected]
DVDs for Ahmadiyya Videos
Contact [email protected]
Your source for DVDs for playing on local community access channels:
[email protected]
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Frequently Asked Questions: Waqf ‘Ārḍī in Merida, Mexico
1. Best suggested air route: Book a flight to Merida
International Airport. Best route will likely be through
Houston.
a. $10-$15 per day for your pocket money (do not
convert)
2. Address of Mission house in Merida: Calle 60,
No. 453A x 51, Centro, Merida, Yucatan CP 97000
Mexico
c. Comfortable shoes. You will walk 2-3 miles a day.
3. Who to inform in Merida of my intended
arrival/itinerary: [email protected]
4. Noman’s contact info: cell: 999-129-4594;
Mission House: 999-924- 2222
5. What not to bring to Mexico: Same stuff you
should not travel with anywhere.
6. On Landing Card, enter purpose of visit:
Tourist/Personal
7. Do not purchase any SIM card at the airport. If
you have to make a call, use your US cell phone it will
likely cost you 99 cents a minute.
8. What is the project?
a. Support the Tabligh work being done in Merida,
Mexico principally by helping in distribution of flyers
and helping train the new Ahmadis learn reading of
Holy Qur’ān and Salat.
9. Why should you do it?
a. To win the pleasure of Allah by helping take the
message of Islam-Ahmadiyyat to a continent still
almost entirely bereft of this knowledge of in
compliance with the wishes of the Khalīfatul-Masīḥ.
10. What will you gain?
b. Light comfortable clothing
d. Hat and sunscreen: It will be very hot and sunny.
13. What will your duties be when you come?
a. Distribute flyers in the morning and afternoon
every day, 2,000 daily.
b. Teach new Ahmadis reading of Holy Qur’ān.
c. Teach new Ahmadis Ṣalat.
d. Help with general duties at mosque/mission
house.
e. Assist with other various duties to do with
running of mosque/mission house.
14. What should you NOT do when you reach
Mexico?
a. Go off anywhere without knowledge of and
consulting local missionary.
b. Start criticizing local new Ahmadis without
getting briefed by local missionary of the exact situation
of each new Ahmadi.
c. Go off on your own splitting off from the group
while giving out flyers.
d. Do not at any time become careless with your
whereabouts and surroundings.
e. Engage in any critical debates with anyone.
f. Disrespect anyone or disobey the local laws and
customs.
a. Inspiration
b. Rejuvenation of your faith
Waqf ‘Ārḍī Application Instructions:
c. Blessing of Allah
Waqf ‘Ārḍī (‫ )وقف عارضی‬in Mexico consists of an
d. Prayers of all the new converts
exciting Tabligh plan to convey the message of
Aḥmadiyya Islam to the people of Mexico.
e. Increased knowledge of Spanish language
f. Firsthand experience in Mexico
11. What to do before you come?
a. You should plan on volunteering for at minimum
one week and up to one month.
b. You should be ready to for 12-14 hours a day of
volunteer work.
c. The temperature ranges from 80-110 ⁰F.
d. Google Merida and learn about the city, learn the
map, etc.
e. Learn some basic words and phrases in Spanish.
f. Know the address and main phone number.
12. What you need to bring?
We plan on using every mean possible, which
include distributing flyers, open houses, lectures,
media, billboards, and social media.
The airfare varies, and you will need perhaps $150
cash for food and drink for a period of one week to ten
days stay. Accommodation will be provided.
If you are interested, please complete the
“Application for Waqf ‘Ārḍī in Merida, Mexico” form
here:
https://docs.google.com/a/ahmadiyya.us/forms/d/1F
h8XsOtSx87FVn2-KFerTaKXDO530wTmg6Pe5IbrRk/viewform and submit as soon as possible.
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Iron Gates of Derbent
Latif Ahmed, Phoenix AZ
taking place at the time of the first Dhu’l Qarnain. Many
Muslim scholars and western historians have presented
Alexander, the Greek King, as Dhu’l Qarnain. But
Khalīfatul Masīḥ II (may Allah be pleased with him) has
provided intellectual and historical arguments, due to
lack or archeological proof, that Dhu’l Qarnain, builder
of the Iron Wall of Derbent in fact was Cyrus, the King
of Persia.
And they ask thee about Dhu’l Qarnain.
Say, ‘I will certainly recite to you something of
his story.’ ... Until, when he reached the place
between the two mountains, he found beneath
them a people who would scarcely understand
a word. They said, ‘O Dhu’l Qarnain, verily, Gog
and Magog are creating disorder in the earth;
shall we then pay thee tribute on condition that
thou set up a barrier between us and them?’ He
replied, ‘The power with which my Lord has
endowed me about this is better, but you may
help me with physical strength; I will set up
between you and them a rampart. ‘Bring me
blocks of iron.’ They did so till, when he had
leveled up the space between the two mountain
sides, he said, ‘Now blow with your bellows.’
They blew till, when he had made it red as fire,
he said, ‘Bring me molten copper that I may
pour it thereon.’ So they (Gog and Magog) were
not able to scale it, nor were they able to dig
through it. Thereupon he said, ‘This is a mercy
from my Lord. But when the promise of my
Lord shall come to pass, He will break it into
pieces. And the promise of my Lord is certainly
true.’ And on that day We shall leave some of
them to surge against others, and the trumpet
will be blown. Then shall We gather them all
together. And on that day We shall present
Hell, face to face, to the disbelievers— Whose
eyes were under a veil so as not to heed My
warning, and they could not even hear.” [18 AlKahf : 84-102]
Then in 599 BC, Cyrus came to power in a small
Persian kingdom and, in a matter of twenty years,
conquered all of Persia and the mighty Babylonian
Empire. After the fall of Babylon, Cyrus allowed the
Jews to return to their homeland. These Jews had been
exiled since Babylon conquered the southern kingdom
of Judah in 586 BC, during the time of Prophet
Jeremiah.
The “Later Days,” a Qur’ānic phrase used in Sūrah
Jumu‘ah, is the age of second coming of Holy Prophet
(may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in form
of the Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him). This
age is also the time of rise of Christian nations and their
ascension to glory and grandeur a second time. Divine
scriptures describe this phenomenon as the rise of Gog
and Magog who are linked to Dhu’l Qarnain by Holy
Qur’ān in form of Divine prophecy that their rise will be
the time of Promise Messiah(may peace be upon him)
who will be the Dhu’l Qarnain of his time and defeat of
Gog and Magog will take place at his hand. It is common
Qur’ānic custom that event taken place at one time are
used as a metaphor for another. In the commentary of
Sūrah Kahf, where the story of Dhu’l Qarnain is laid out,
Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul-Masīḥ II (may Allah be pleased with
him) has given beautiful explanation of the events
Cyrus founded the Achaemenid dynasty which
ruled the greatest empire the world had then known. He
adopted Zoroastrianism as the state religion, spreading
it in the entire kingdom. Some of the great kings of this
dynasty include Darius (522 486 BC), Xerxes (486 465
BC), and Artaxerxes (465 424 BC). The Achaemenid
Empire was eventually brought to an end in 331 BC by
Alexander the Great or, as he is known in the Persian
history, Alexander the Vandal.
The Jews fared well in exile. Most of them were
employed on public works in central Babylonia and
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many among them eventually gained their freedom and
rose to influential positions. Their faith and religious
devotion were renewed; the literature of the kingdom
was studied, re-edited, and adapted to the needs of the
reviving community, and the hope of restoration to
Palestine was preached and cherished. About 545 B.C.,
this aspiration took a more definite form. Cyrus, King of
Media and Persia, had by this time attained to dominion
over the whole uplands of Asia as far as the shores of the
Aegean Sea. The Jews made a secret agreement with
him and helped him to conquer Babylon. The city
surrendered to his army without any resistance in July,
539 B. C. As a reward for their services Cyrus permitted
the Jews to return to their country, and also helped
them in the rebuilding of the Temple. In 538 B. C. Cyrus
proclaimed the rebuilding of the Temple as his divine
mission but the work was not started till the following
year (Historians' History of the World, vol. II, p. 126;
Jew. Enc., vol. 7, under Jerusalem, Enc. Bib., under
Cyrus and 2 Chronicles 36: 22, 23). The Judean,
Sheshbazzar (a Governor under Cyrus) brought back to
the Temple vessels which Nebuchadnezzar had carried
away and prepared to undertake the work at the
expense of the royal purse. A large body of exiles
returned to Jerusalem (Ezra 1: 3-5). The work of
rebuilding the Temple steadily progressed and it was
completed in 516 B.C. (Jew. Enc., vol. 7, under
Jerusalem).
Gog and Magog and Iron Gates of Derbent
In the Revelation to John (20:7–10), the names Gog
and Magog are applied to the evil forces that will join
with Satan in the great struggle at the end of time. After
Satan has been bound and chained for 1,000 years, he
will be released and will rise up against God; he will go
forth and deceive the nations of the world—Gog and
Magog—gathering them together in great numbers to
attack the saints and Jerusalem, the city God loves. God
will send fire from heaven to destroy them and will then
preside over the Last Judgment.
The biblical passages concerning Gog and Magog
became the focus of later exegetes, who made repeated
attempts to associate them with specific individuals and
places. Gog has been identified by modern scholars with
Gyges, a 7th-century BC king of Lydia, and with the
Akkadian god Gaga; and it has also been argued that the
name Magog is derived from an Akkadian word
meaning “the land of Gyges.” In the 1st century CE the
Jewish historian Josephus claimed that Gog and Magog
were the Scythians, and in the 5th and 6th centuries
they were held to be the Huns. Gog and Magog were
equated with the Magyars in the 10th century and with
the entire Muslim world. In both Jewish and Christian
apocalyptic writings and other works, they were also
identified with the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.
One of the most important legends associated with
Gog and Magog was that of Alexander’s Gate, said to
have been built by Alexander the Great to imprison
these uncivilized and barbaric people until the end of
time. In medieval legends of Antichrist and the Last
Emperor, Gog and Magog were allied with the armies of
Satan. And in various prophetic texts, Gog and Magog
participated in the persecutions led by Antichrist,
preceded Antichrist as a sign of his coming, or emerged
following the defeat of Antichrist in the struggle prior to
the Last Judgment. According to Joachim of Fiore, a
Calabrian abbot and theologian, Gog is the “Final
Antichrist.” In Joachim’s view, Gog will come just
before the Last Judgment but only after the defeat of an
earlier antichrist and a period of millennial peace.
An independent legend of Gog and Magog
surrounds two colossal wooden effigies in the Guildhall,
London. They are thought to represent two giants who
were taken to London to serve as porters at the gate of
the royal palace after their race was destroyed by Brutus
the Trojan, the legendary founder of London (Troia
Nova, or New Troy). Effigies of Gog and Magog have
existed in London from the time of Henry V (reigned
1413–22). The first figures were destroyed in the Great
Fire (1666) and were replaced in 1708. The second pair
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was destroyed in a German air raid in 1940 and again
replaced in 1953.
In the legends recounted by the medieval English
historian Geoffrey of Monmouth, Gogmagog, or
Goëmagot, was a giant chieftain of Cornwall who was
slain by Brutus’s companion Corineus.
Pass Thru Caucasus Mountain Range and Great Wall of Gorgan in Iran
There are two crossing of the Caucasus mountain
range (north to south), the Darial Pass and the Derbent
Pass, and both have been long fortified — at least since
150 BC. The Darial gorge on the border between Russia
and Georgia is at the east base of Mount Kazbek, pierced
by the river Terek and is located south of present-day
Vladikavkaz. It is known in native legendary and song
as “The Pass of Israel.” Ruins of an ancient fortress are
still visible. The pass served as a hub point for many
roads connecting North and South Caucasus and
remained open for traffic for most of its existence.
The Derbent Pass is the narrow region at the
southeast corner of the Caspian Sea, where city Present
day city of Derbent is situated. It is here Alexander
actually marched in the pursuit of Bessus, although he
did not stop to fortify it. It was transferred to the passes
through the Caucasus, on the other side of the Caspian,
by the more fanciful historians of Alexander.
The Great Wall of Gorgan is located at a geographic
narrowing between the Caspian Sea and the mountains
of northeastern Iran. It is one of several Caspian Gates
at the eastern part of a region known in antiquity as
Hyrcania, on the nomadic route from the northern
steppes to the Iranian heartland.
These three historical fortifications clearly show the
strategy utilized by Persian Rulers to protect against
invaders from the north. It is illogical to assume that
Alexander, who was in hot pursuit of his enemies and at
the same time busy quelling uprisings amongst his own
army had enough time to fortify a certain region which
was not advantageous to his own mission.
Derbent occupies the narrow gateway between the
Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains connecting
the Eurasian steppes to the north and the Iranian
Plateau to the south. Its etymology derives from the
Persian Darband (‫دربند‬
), meaning “locked gate and it is
often identified with the legendary Gates of Alexander,
being known in Arabic as Bāb al Abwab (“Gate of
Gates”) and Turkish as Demirkapı (“Iron Gate”).
Derbent claims to be the oldest city in Russia (8th
century BCE). Since antiquity, the value of the area as
the gate to the Caucasus has been understood, and
Derbent has archaeological structures over 5,000 years
old. As a result of this geographic particularity, the city
developed between two walls, stretching from the
mountains to the sea. These fortifications were
continuously employed for a millennium and a half,
longer than any other extant fortress in the world. Over
the years, different nations gave the city different
names, but all connected to the word gate; its name in
Persian is Darband, which means “closed gates.”
Derbent's location on a narrow, three-kilometer
strip of land between the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus
mountains is strategic in the Caucasus. Historically, this
position allowed the rulers of Derbent to control land
traffic between the Eurasian Steppe and the Middle
East. The only other practicable crossing of the
Caucasus ridge was over the Darial Gorge.
The first intensive settlement in the Derbent area
dates from the 8th century BCE; the site was
intermittently controlled by the Persian monarchs,
starting from the 6th century BCE. Until the 4th century
CE, it was part of Caucasian Albania and is traditionally
identified with Albana, the capital. The modern name is
‫ در‬Darband) meaning “gateway,”
a Persian word (‫بند‬
which came into use in the end of the 5th or the
beginning of the 6th century CE, when the city was reestablished by Kavadh I of the Sassanid dynasty of
Persia.
The 20-meter (66 ft) high walls with thirty northlooking towers are believed to belong to the time of
Kavadh's son, Khosrau I. Some say that the level of the
Caspian was formerly higher and that the lowering of
the water level opened an invasion route that had to be
fortified. [10] The chronicler Movses Kagankatvatsi
wrote about “the wondrous walls, for whose
construction the Persian kings exhausted our country,
recruiting architects and collecting building materials
with a view of constructing a great edifice stretching
between the Caucasus Mountains and the Great Eastern
Sea.” Derbent became a strong military outpost and
harbor of the Sassanid Empire. During the 5th and 6th
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centuries, Derbent also became an important center for
spreading the Christian faith in the Caucasus.
capital of an emirate. This emirate often fought losing
wars with the neighboring Christian state of Sarir,
allowing Sarir to occasionally manipulate Derbent
politics. Despite that, the emirate outlived its rival and
continued to flourish at the time of the Mongol invasion
in 1239.
In the 14th century, Derbent was occupied by
Timur's armies. In 1437, it fell under the control of the
Shirvanshahs of Azerbaijan. Conquered by Shah Ismail
of Iran during the 16th century, and while occasionally
briefly taken by the Ottoman Turks such as in 1583 after
the Battle of Torches and the Treaty of Istanbul,
Derbent stayed under intermittent Persian suzerainty
till the early 19th century.
Being briefly taken by the Russians under Peter the
Great during the Persian expedition of (1722-23) by
Peter the Great, the 1735 Treaty of Ganja formedby
Imperial Russia and Afsharid Persia, forced Russia to
return Derbent and its mighty bastion back to Persia. In
1747, Derbent became the capital of the Derbent
Khanate of the same name.
Movses Kagankatvatsi left a graphic description of
the sack of Derbent by the hordes of Tong Yabghu of the
Western Turkic Khaganate in 627. His successor, Böri
Shad, proved unable to consolidate Tong Yabghu's
conquests, and the city was retaken by the Persians. In
654, Derbent was captured by the Arabs, who
transformed it into an important administrative center
and introduced Islam to the area. Because of its
strategic position on the northern branch of the Silk
Route, the fortress was contested by the Khazars in the
course of the Khazar-Arab Wars. The Sassanids had also
brought Armenians from Syunik to help protect the
pass from invaders; as Arab rule weakened in the region
at the end of the ninth century; the Armenians living
there were able to establish a kingdom of their own,
which lasted until the early years of the thirteenth
century.
Excavations on the eastern side of the Caspian Sea,
opposite to Derbent, revealed the Great Wall of Gorgan,
the eastern counterpart to the wall and fortifications of
Derbent. Similar Sassanian defensive fortifications
there—massive forts, garrison towns, long walls—also
run from the sea to the mountains.
The Caliph Harun al-Rashid lived in Derbent and
brought it into great repute as a seat of the arts and
commerce. According to Arab historians, Derbent, with
population exceeding 50,000, was the largest city of the
9th century Caucasus. In the 10th century, with the
collapse of the Arab Caliphate, Derbent became the
During the Persian Expedition of 1796, Derbent was
stormed by Russian forces under Valerian Zubov. As a
consequence of the Treaty of Gulistan of 1813—between
Russian and Persia—Derbent became part of the
Russian.
A large portion of the walls and several watchtowers
still remain in reasonable shape. The walls, reaching to
the sea, date from the 6th century, Sassanid dynasty
period. The city has a well-preserved citadel (Narinkala), enclosing an area of 4.5 hectares (11 acres),
enclosed by strong walls. Historical attractions include
the baths, the cisterns, the old cemeteries, the
caravanserai, the 18th-century Khan's mausoleum, as
well as several mosques. The oldest mosque is the Juma
Mosque, built over a 6th-century Christian basilica; it
has a 15th-century madrassa. Other shrines include the
17th-century Kyrhlyar mosque, the Bala mosque and
the 18th-century Chertebe mosque.
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How did Muslims abandon Qur’ānic-teachings?
Sahibzada Tahir Latif
It is a universally acknowledged fact that after a
passage of time all religions lose their influence because
the believers either distort, change the original
teachings or adopt new beliefs. As a result, people are
misled to judge the teachings by conduct and practices
of their followers. This has happened in all the great
faiths of the world including Hinduism, Buddhism,
Christianity and Islam. But there is one exception in the
entire history of religions and that is that the Holy Book
of Islam, the Qur’ān, has not suffered a smallest change
since its revelation. These words of God were revealed
to Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) 1500 years ago over a
period of 23 years. It was being memorized by a few
believers as it was revealed to the Prophet. Not a single
sentence, a single word or even an iota has changed in
1500 years, and hundreds of thousands of believers
have been memorizing it ever since it was revealed to
the Prophet.
Let me present a few commandments from the Holy
Book before addressing the topic. God Almighty states:
ْ
ُ َ َ ْ
َ ْ ‫ات ال‬
َ‫الح‬
َ ‫ ُه ًدى َو َر ْح َم ًة ل ِل ْ ُم ْحس ِن‬- ‫كيم‬
‫ين‬
‫تِلك آي‬
ِ
ِ
ِ ‫كت‬
ِ ِ ‫اب‬
“These are verses of the Perfect Book which is full of
wisdom, and is guidance and mercy for those who
discharge their obligations.” [31 (Luqmān) : 3-4]
The Qur’ān also tells us that God Almighty has sent
divine spiritual guidance to all mankind in the past. As
the spiritual condition of mankind deteriorates God
sends divine reformer for their guidance to bring
human beings back to one God, to worship Him and to
obey His commandment.
God Almighty states:
ُ َ َ ُ َُ ْ ُ ْ ٌ ُ ُ ْ ُ َ َ َْ َ َ َ َ َ
‫ون َعل ْيك ْم آيَاتِي‬
‫ياب ِني آدم ِإما يأتِينكم رسل ِمنكم يقص‬
َ ُ ‫فَم َ ْن ات َ َقى َوأ َ ْصل َ َح فَلاَ َخ ْو ٌف َعل َ ْيه ْم َولاَ ه ُ ْم َي ْح َزن‬
‫ون‬
ِ
“O Children of Adam! If messenger come to you
from among yourselves, rehearsing my Signs unto you,
then whoso shall fear God and do good deeds, on them
shall come no fear nor shall they grieve.” [7 (AlAraf):36]
Here Allah has described a general principle about
the sending of messengers. It must, however, be noted
that it is not about the coming of the past messengers.
The Qur’ān was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (may
peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) for the
guidance of mankind of his and the future generations.
There is also special assurance from God on
guidance in the Qur’ān when human beings need it God
must provide it. The guidance is God’s own
responsibility not shared by anyone else. Allah says:
َ َْ َ َ
‫ِإن َعل ْي َنا لل ُهدى‬
“Verily it is for us to guide” [92 (Al-Lail):13]
The Qur’ān also tells us that spiritual guidance is
necessary from time to time.
The Qur’ān has unique literary excellence and has
comprehensive teachings. This revealed book is in a
living language whereas the languages of other faiths
are either dead or they are not used. It supports its
teaching with reason and explanation. Whosoever reads
and ponders over it with an open mind will understand
the straight forward teachings. There is a beautiful
challenge in the book. Allah says:
ُ َ َ ْ َ
َ َ ‫آن َول َ ْو ك‬
َ ‫ون ال ْ ُق ْر‬
َ ‫أَفَلاَ ي َ َت َدب َ ُر‬
‫ان ِم ْن ِع ْن ِد غي ِر الل ِه ل َو َجدوا ِفي ِه‬
َ ًَ ْ
ً ‫ك ِث‬
‫يرا‬
‫اخ ِتلافا‬
“Will they not, then, meditate upon the Qur’ān? Had
it been from anyone other than Allah they would surely
have found therein much contradictions.” [4 (Al-Nisa) :
83]
In this connection, a brief comment about the
believers of Bible is being provided here. Works of
American bible scholars like Burton Mack, John D.
Crossan, Russell Shorto, B. D. Ehrman and A. T.
Robinson are enlightening writing on Gospels.
American Bible experts researched and discovered that
Bible is filled with discrepancies, many of them
irreconcilable contradictions. A lot of discrepancies,
inconsistencies are found in the New Testament. They
also discovered that many of the traditional Christian
doctrines that have long been held to be beyond
question, such as the Doctrine of the divinity of Christ
and the Trinity, were not present in the earliest
traditions of the New Testament but had developed over
time and have moved away from the original teachings
of Jesus and his apostles. (For more details on this
subject, please read my article “A close look at the Bible”
published in combined issue of May and June, 2013 of
Ahmadiyya Gazette.”)
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A grand prophesy of the Qur’ān must be presented
here. Allah says:
َ ‫إنَا َن ْح ُن ن َ َزل ْ َنا الذك ْ َر َوإنَا ل َ ُه َلحَاف ُظ‬
‫ون‬
ِ
ِ ِ
ِ
“Surely, we ourselves have sent down this
Exhortation, and we will most surely safeguard it.” [15
(Al-Hijr):10]
What a great prophesy? Over the past fifteen
hundred years there is no change in this Holy book.
Hundreds and thousands of believers have been
memorizing this Book. God Almighty took this
responsibility as this is a perfect, dynamic and complete
book for the guidance of mankind for all ages.
Despite the fact that Muslims and their Ulema
(scholars) believe in Qur’ān they have developed
erroneous view based on some Aḥādīth which are
totally contradictory to Qur’ānic-teachings and thus
abandoned the Holy Qur’ān.
Let me briefly mention here the 1953 disturbances
in Pakistan when these Ulema incited other Muslims to
torture and kill innocent Ahmadi Muslims, and burnt
their
belongings. To control the situation the
Government of Pakistan imposed Martial Law in
Lahore. Later the Government set up an inquiry
commission headed by justice Munir and justice
Kayani. During questions answers the so-called Ulema
declared that
(1) The punishment of apostasy in Islam is death
sentence
(2) Jihad by sword is a religious responsibility of
every Muslim
(3) That the Land of Islam (Darul-Islam) is at
perpetual war with Non-Muslim neighbor who must be
defeated by Jihad or by treaty
(4) That Non-Muslims in a Muslim country do not
have the same rights as Muslims
On the subject of apostasy, if we look at the teaching
of the Qur’ān, Allah says:
َ َ
ْ َ ُ ُ َ َ َ ُ ُ َ َ ُ ُ َ َ َ ُ ُ َ ‫ين‬
ُ ‫از َد‬
‫ادوا‬
‫ِإن ال ِذ َ آمنوا ثم كفروا ثم آمنوا ثم كفروا ثم‬
ُ
ً
َ َُ ْ َ ُ َ ُْ
‫كف ًرا ل ْم يَك ْن الل ُه ل َِيغف ِ َر له ْم َولا ل َِي ْه ِديَه ْم َس ِبيلا‬
“Those who believe, then disbelieve, then again
believe, then disbelieve and go on increasing in
disbelief, Allah will never forgive them.” [4 (AlNisā):138]
The above verse is a striking pronouncement and is
conclusive against the thesis that an apostate must lose
his life immediately after his defection from the faith.
The verse visualizes repeated apostasies and reversions
to the faith without mention of any punishment for any
of these defections on this earth. There is absolutely no
punishment for apostasy in the Qur’ān. The only
punishment for apostasy in the verse is postponed to
the Hereafter. So the Muslims have clearly ignored the
Qur’ānic-teaching.
Muslim scholars like Mr. Maududi ignores the
Qur’ānic-teachings about apostasy and supports some
weak Aḥādīth about apostasy which are rejected by
most eminent Muslim scholars due to serious flaws in
the reliability of these Aḥādīth. One Example of such a
case would be when Governor of Yemen Munaz
beheaded a Jew who became a Muslim and thus an
apostate. According to one Aḥādīth, the Jew was
beheaded upon Munaz’s instruction. In the second
Aḥādīth, Munaz himself beheaded the Jew. If such
fundamental differences occur in a key incident, the
authenticity of such a Aḥādīth becomes questionable. It
should be remembered that these Aḥādīth were three to
four centuries after the advent of Islam. Another
Egyptian scholar’s opinion, named Sayyid Qutb, is that
he expresses the main reason for punishing an apostate
in these words: “Islam is not merely a religion but also
a nationality and rebellion against it would mean
deprivation of this nationality. For such an act would be
treachery and change from citizenship to enmity. The
apostate causes others to imagine that Islam is lacking
in goodness and thus prevents them from accepting it.
Consequently he commits an offence. A disbeliever if he
sticks to his disbelief is excusable in the eyes of people.
But after he has been introduced to Islam and has been
united with his Maker, what is the excuse? Sayyid Qutb
says in Fi Zizlal al-Qur’ān.” This is obviously a
ridiculous reasoning. This kind of reasoning fails to
convince the modern mind which is conditioned by
rationalism. Islam being a Deen al-Fiṭrah, the religion
of nature, would favor rational thinking. And this
opinion is totally contradictory to the teaching in
Qur’ān. Islam must stand on the excellence of its own
teachings, but with a concept of death penalty for
apostates it will be impossible for the believers to
convince others of Islam’s superiority.
Now a few words briefly about Jihad. The Ulema
encourage Muslims to carry out Jihad as a religious
duty. So their followers engage in violence, terrorism
and torture mostly in Muslim countries i.e. in
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. These
Jehadists are killing other Muslim men, women,
children, and people of other faiths. The Qur’ān does
not allow such Jihad. Prophet Mohammad (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) said that the major
Jihad is to purify one’s inner self. Islam means peace
and tolerance and it does not condone any kind of
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ْ َ
ُ َ
ْ
ْ َ َ َ ُ َ َ َ ْ َ ُ ُْ
‫اءت‬
‫يُغاثوا بِ َما ٍء كال ُم ْه ِل يَش ِوي الوجوه بِئس الشراب وس‬
ً ََ ُ
‫م ْرتفقا‬
terrorism. The whole world is watching this barbarism
on TVs and reading in newspapers about the horrible
and heinous crimes and gets wrong perception of Islam.
The Qur’ān has a great commandment on the
subject of killing innocent human being and on
violence. Allah says:
َ
َ َ ََ َ َ ْ َ
َ َ ‫َم ْن قَ َت َل ن َ ْف ًسا ب َغيْر ن َ ْفس أ ْو ف‬
‫ض فكأن َما ق َتل‬
‫ر‬
‫الأ‬
‫ي‬
‫ف‬
‫د‬
‫ا‬
‫س‬
ٍ
ِ
ِ َ
ٍ َ ِ ِ
َ
َ
َ
َ
َ
َ
َ
ً ‫اس َجم‬
ً ‫اس َجم‬
َ ‫يعا َو َم ْن أ ْح َياها فكأن َما أ ْح َيا الن‬
َ ‫الن‬
‫يعا‬
ِ
ِ
َ َ َ ُ
َ َْ َُ ُ ُ ُْ َْ َ ْ ََ َ
ً ‫ات ث ُ َم إ َن َك ِث‬
‫يرا ِم ْنه ْم ب َ ْعد ذل ِك فِي‬
ِ ِ ‫ولقد جاءتهم رسلنا بِال َب ِين‬
َ ُ‫الأ ْرض ل َ ُم ْسرف‬
‫ون‬
ِ
ِ
“Whosoever kills a person, except for killing another
person, or for creating a disorder in the land, it shall be
as if he had killed all mankind, and whoso helps one to
live, it shall be as if he had given life to all mankind.” [5
(Al-Mā’idah):33]
One begins to wonder how the Muslims can ignore
this great commandment of the Qur’ān. Prophet
Mohammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
also has a wonderful saying that “A Muslim is someone
who does not hurt anyone by his tongue or by his hand.”
The Qur’ān has clear and strong prohibitions of
disorder and violence in many places. The Qur’ān
illustrates clear commandment about violence:
َ ُ َ ُ َ َ
َ
ُ ُْ َ َ َ َ
َ
‫اس قالوا أن ُ ْؤ ِم ُن ك َما آ َم َن‬
‫آمنوا ك َما آ َمن الن‬
ِ ‫و ِإذا ِقيل لهم‬
َ
ُ ُْ ُْ َ َ ُ َ َ ُ
َ ‫اء َولَك ْن لاَ ي َ ْعل َ ُم‬
ُ ‫الس َف َه‬
‫ون‬
‫السفهاء ألا ِإنهم هم‬
ِ
“When it is said to them: Create no disorder in the
land, they reply: We are only seeking to promote peace.”
[2 (Al-Baqarah) :12]
The terrorists are making millions of young, old,
Men, women, children to suffer as they have lost their
loved ones, lost their homes, have become immigrants
in a foreign countries. Islam does not advocate violence,
bloodshed, destruction and disorder.
Another sad fact is that the Muslims have denied
freedom of religion in Muslim countries which is
contradictory to the Qur’ānic -teachings. It is shameful
that Muslims and believers of other faiths have freedom
of religion in Western countries including U.S.A., but
believers of other faiths have no freedom of religion in
Muslim countries. God Almighty addresses the Holy
Prophet:
َ ُ ْ ْ َ َ َ ْ َ َ ْ ْ ُ ْ َ َ َ ْ ََ ْ ُ َ ْ ُ َ ْ ُ
‫اء فل َيكف ْر ِإنا‬
‫ق ِل الحق ِمن ربِكم فمن شاء فليؤ ِمن ومن ش‬
َ َْ َْ
َ َ ً َ َ
ُ
ُ
‫ارا أ َحاط بِهِ ْم ُس َرادِق َها َو ِإ ْن ي َ ْس َت ِغيثوا‬
‫أع َتدنا ل ِلظال ِِمين ن‬
“Proclaim: This is the truth from your Lord, then let
him who will, believe, and let him who will, disbelieve.”
[18 (Al-Kahf):30]
So the Qur’ān conveys this truth to all mankind that
everyone is free to choose his faith. The amazing and
disturbing fact is that Christians allow freedom of
conscience and religion in their countries, but Muslims
in their countries do not. Then there is the most
important verse which contains a charter of freedom of
conscience which has no parallel in all other religious
teachings. Allah says:
ُ ْ َ َ
ُ َ
ُ ُْ َ َ َْ
َ ْ َ
‫وت‬
ِ ‫ين قد ت َبي َن الرشد ِم ْن الغ ِي فم َ ْن يَكف ْر بِالطاغ‬
ِ ‫لا ِإك َراه فِي‬
ِ ‫الد‬
َ َ َ َ َ َ ْ ُ ْ َ ْ ُ ْ َ َ ْ َ ْ ْ َ َ َ ‫َ ُ ْ م ْن‬
‫ام لها‬
‫ويؤ ِ بِالل ِه فقد استمسك بِالعرو ِة الوثقى لا ان ِفص‬
ٌ ِ‫يع َعل‬
ٌ ‫َواللَ ُه َس ِم‬
‫يم‬
“There shall be no compulsion in matters of religion,
for guidance and error have been clearly distinguished.”
[2(Al-Baqarah):257]
It is with deep regret to say that Muslim Ulema are
maligning the Islamic faith as they ignore the above
teaching. There are many verses on this subject in the
Qur’ān. At another place, the Qur’ān states:
ُ ْ ُ َ ْ َ َ َ ً َ ْ ُ ُ ُ ْ َ ‫َ َ ْ َ َ َ ُ َ َ َم َن َم ْن‬
‫يعا أفأنت تك ِره‬
‫ض كلهم ج ِم‬
‫ولو شاء ربك لآ‬
ِ ‫فِي الأر‬
ُ
َ
َ ‫اس َح َتى يَكونُوا ُم ْؤ ِم ِن‬
َ ‫الن‬
‫ين‬
“If thy Lord had enforced His Will, surely all those
on the earth would have believed, without exception,
will thou (Mohammad), then, take it upon thyself to
force people to become believers.” [10 (Yūnus) : 100]
This verse makes it perfectly clear that God does not
force human being to believe although He has the power
to do so. Similarly in many verses the Qur’ān makes
clear statements along those lines about the duty of the
Holy Prophet Mohammad (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him). The following verses tell us that the Holy
prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
would not force any one to believe in Islam. Only a few
verses are given below, although many such verses are
there in the Qur’ān.
َ َ َ َ
َ ‫ون َو َما ت َ ْك ُت ُم‬
َ ‫الر ُسول إلاَ ال ْ َبلاَ ُغ َواللَ ُه ي َ ْعل َ ُم َما ت ُ ْب ُد‬
‫ون‬
‫ما على‬
ِ ِ
“The Messenger’s duty is only to convey our
message, and Allah knows your overt actions, as well as
your secret designs.” [5 (Al-Mā’idah) : 100]
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Then again Allah says:
َ ْ َْ َ
َ َ َ ُ َ ْ َ ُ ُ َ َ َُ َ
َ
‫نزل ِإل ْيك ِم ْن َربِك َو ِإ ْن ل ْم تف َعل فمَا‬
ِ ‫يا أيها الرسول بلِغ ما أ‬
َ َ َ
َ ْ َ ُ َْ ُ َ َ ُ ََ َ َ َْ َ
‫بلغت ِرسالته والله يع ِصمك ِمن‬
‫اس ِإن الل َه لا ي َ ْه ِدي‬
‫الن‬
ِ
َ ‫ال ْ َق ْو َم ال ْ َكا ِفر‬
‫ين‬
ِ
“O Messenger, proclaim widely that which has been
sent down to thee from thy Lord; for if thou do not, thou
wilt not have conveyed His message at all. Allah will
safeguard thee against harm by people. Allah guides not
the disbelieving people” [5 (Al-Mā’idah) : 68]
It becomes crystal clear from this verse that there is
no compulsion or force from the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him).
َ َ ُ َ َ َ َ َ
َ
ُ ‫يعوا اللَ َه َوأَط‬
ُ ‫َوأَط‬
‫يعوا الر ُسول ف ِإ ْن ت َول ْيت ْم ف ِإن َما َعلى َر ُسول ِ َنا‬
ِ
ِ
ْ
َ
ْ
ُ
ُ ‫ال َبلاغ ال ُمب‬
‫ين‬
ِ
“Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and beware!
But if you turn away, then remember that the duty of
our Messenger is only conveyance (of the message)
plainly. [64 (Al-Taghābun) : 13]
ُ ْ ُ َ َ ْ َ ُ َ َ َُ َ ْ ُ
َ َ َ ْ َ ُ
‫اءك ُم الحَق ِم ْن َربِك ْم فم َ ْن اه َتدى ف ِإن َما‬
‫قل ياأيها الناس قد ج‬
ُْ ْ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ ْ َ َ ُ َ َ َ َ َ َ ْ َ َ
ْ
‫ي َ ْه َت ِدي ل َِنف ِس ِه ومن ضل ف ِإنما ي ِضل عليها وما أنا عليكم‬
َ
‫يل‬
ٍ ِ‫بِوك‬
Say: O ye people, the truth has indeed come to you
from your Lord. Then whoso follows the guidance
follows it only for the good of his own self, and whoso
errs does so only to his own detriment. I am not
appointed a keeper over you.” [10 (Yūnus) :109]
Summing up, the Qur’ān has the following
magnificent verse about the spiritual decline of
Muslims due to abandoning the Qur’ān:
َ
َ َ َ َ ُ َُ َ ََ
َ ‫اتخَ ُذوا َه َذا ال ْ ُق ْر‬
ً ‫آن َم ْه ُج‬
‫ورا‬
‫ار ِب ِإن ق ْو ِمي‬
‫وقال الرسول ي‬
Prophet (known as sunnah), and this is followed by
Aḥādīths, the words reported to be those of the Prophet.
To conclude it is obvious that due to the conduct and
deeds of Muslims and other non-believers there is an
urgent need for a reformer to come and remind and
rehearse God’s commandments to mankind as
mentioned. Prophet Mohammad (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him) has also prophesized about the
advent of Messiah and Mahdi who will defend and
rejuvenate the true and original teachings of Islam. That
promised one did come in the person of Ḥaḍrat Mirza
Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (India). Ḥaḍrat Mirza Sahib
claimed and informed the entire world that God
communicates with him and has appointed him as the
Promised Messiah and Mahdi for this age. He
established, once again, that God is a living God who
listens to human being’s prayers, and that Islam is a
living religion and Prophet Mohammad (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) is the greatest of all
prophets and is a mercy for mankind. He wrote eighty
books on the defense and revival of Islam. He
established Khilafat and Ahmadiyya Muslim
community whose members follow the true teachings of
Islam, worship Allah (God) humbly and serve mankind
in over 120 countries to please Allah. This community
practices and preaches Islam which is a religion of
peace, tolerance and goodwill to all mankind. The
present Khalīfa, Ḥaḍrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, being
the 5th Khalīfa, by the Grace of God, travels to different
countries to convey the peaceful message of Islam,
manages and administers mission houses in over 120
countries, and provides moral and spiritual guidance
and training according to the teaching of the Qur’ān and
the great exemplary and pious life of Prophet
Mohammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
and the Promised messiah (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him). The Promised Messiah (may peace be
upon him) prophesized that Ahmadiyya Muslim
community shall flourish and progress throughout the
world and it is, Al-Hamdu Lillah. Let me end with a
beautiful Persian couplet of Promised Messiah:
“The Messenger will say: O My Lord, my people
indeed treated this Qur’ān as a thing abandoned.” [25
(Al-Furqān) : 31]
The principles that will resolve controversies about
the contradictions between the Qur’ān and the Aḥādīth
would be that the Word of God, the Qur’ān, stands
supreme, followed by the actual practices of the Holy
‫ود‬
‫وخا د‬
‫دیعس‬
‫رہ‬
‫ابدش‬
‫ام‬
‫انب ِم‬
‫امنایں‬
ِ‫ہنپ‬
‫ام‬
‫حتف‬
‫ولاےئ‬
‫دناےئ‬
Every lucky person shall be protected under my flag,
and the announcement of the clear victory of Islam shall
come under my name).
 52 
Premarital Counseling
Department of Rishta Nāṭa (www.Rishtanata.us)
I am pleased to remind our members that under the
directions of our beloved Imam (aba), the department
of Rishta Nāṭa is active in offering Premarital
Counseling (PMC).
The following are the members of the PMC team:
National Secretary: Dr. Farooq Ahmad Padder
Assistant National Secretary (PMC): Dr. B.K.
Ahmad (Detroit, MI)
Coordinators: Dr. Atif Zeeshan (Laurel, MD),
Shahma Malik (Laurel, MD)
Male Members:
1. Atif Ijaz (Zion, IL)
2. Imam Azam Akram (Chicago, IL)
3. Dr. Mansoor Qureshi (Detroit, MI)
4. Naser Noor (Inland Empire, CA)
5. Nasirullah Ahmad (Milwaukee, WI)
6. Nazir Ayaz (Queens, NY)
7. Rasheed Reno (Seattle, WA)
8. Dr. Wajeeh Bajwa (Orlando, FL)
9. Wasim Malik (Silicon Valley, CA)
Lajna Members:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Dr. Aziza Rahman (LA East, CA)
Amatul Jamil Khan (Iowa)
Bushra Latif (Zion, IL)
Bushra Salam Bajwa (Orlando, FL)
5. Fauzia Qureshi (Detroit, MI)
6. Hena Malik (Silicon Valley, CA)
7. Homaira Khandakar (Central Jersey, NJ)
8. Saleha Qureshi (Hartford, CT)
9. Samina Ijaz (Zion, IL)
While the process is being fine-tuned, some
important points are given below
1.
The PMC can be offered in person (face to
face) wherever feasible or via the videoconferencing over the web (Webex or Skype).
2. Each session is expected to last up to two
hours.
3. The parents from both sides are encouraged to
attend the first half of the session; the second
half is dedicated to the bride and groom only.
4. The PMC Request Form is available on
www.Rishtanata.us under Marital Counseling
tab. Alternatively, the request can be made by
emailing to [email protected]
5. For any questions, please contact
[email protected]
The prospective couples and their families are
highly encouraged to benefit from this service.
Members are also requested to kindly pray that
Allah, the Almighty, may bless these humble efforts.
Dr. Farooq Ahmad Padder, National Secretary,
Department of Rishta Nāṭa, USA
Attention Moosees
SCHEDULE C FORM SUBMISSION FY 2014-15
Mūsīs are requested to give back their completed
Schedule C forms for financial year 2014-15 to
respective Waṣāyā Secretaries* without delay. Financial
statements of Moosies were earlier sent to respective
local Jamā‘at Waṣāyā Secretaries in the first week of
August 2015 for immediate delivery to Moosees. In case
you have still not received your statement, please
contact your local Waṣāyā Secretary (or President)
immediately.
C in respect of his/her payments toward Hissa Amad.
In case such a declaration is not received the matter will
be put for consideration before Majlis Karpardaz.”
Please remember that submission of Schedule C
form annually is Moosee’s personal responsibility. Per
Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya’s Wasiyyat Rule 69, “It shall
be obligatory for every Moosie to submit to the office at
the end of every year a declaration as set out in Schedule
* In local Jamā‘ats without an elected Waṣāyā
Secretary, the local Jamā‘at President, by default, shall
assume duties of Waṣāyā Secretary.
Do not send your completed Schedule C form
directly either to National Waṣāyā office or to Markaz.
Note: Schedule C form can be downloaded by using
the following web link.
http://www.ahmadiyya.us/departments/wasiyyat
 53 
National Waṣāyā Secretary
USA Jamā‘at
30 West Coast
th
Jalsa Salana USA
December 25, 26 and 27, 2015
Baitul-Hameed Mosque: 11941 Ramona Avenue Chino, CA 91710
1-909-627-2252
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him):
It is essential for all those who can afford to undertake the journey, that they
must come to attend this convention which embodies many blessed objectives.
They should disregard minor inconveniences in the cause of Allah and His
prophet (peace be upon him). Allah yields reward to the sincere persons at
every step of their way, and no labor and hardship, undertaken in His way,
ever goes to waste. I re-emphasize that you must not rank this convention in
the same league as other, ordinary, human assemblies. This is a phenomenon
that is based purely on the Divine help, for propagation of Islam.” (Ishtihar 7
Dec. 1892, Majmū‘a Ishtiharāt, Vol. I, Page 341)
Please come and join us for these blessed days of Jalsa
http://www.amazon.com/shops/ahmadiyya
Buy and review books
Mohammad Ahmed Nasir, Incharge Ahmadiyya Bookstore USA
 54 
 55 
NATIONAL CALENDAR 2016
3 January Sun .................................. Review of 2015 Activities & Plan for 2016 Activities ............. Jamā‘at ......................... Local
10 January Sun ................................ Muslims for Peace .................................................................. Jamā‘at ......... Regional/Local
17 January Sun ................................. Taḥrīk-e-Jadīd Day Jalsa & Exhibition ................................. Jamā‘at .................... National
22-31 January Fri-Sun ..................... Taḥrīk-e-Jadīd Pledge Taking ‘Ashra ................................... Jamā‘at .................... National
23-24 January Sat-Sun .................... Parent-Murrabi Atfal Conference ........................................ Khuddām .................. National
24 January Sun ................................ Seeratun-Nabi Day ................................................................ Jamā‘at .................... National
30-31 January Sat-Sun .................... Majlis-e-Sehat Event ............................................................. Jamā‘at .................... National
6 February Sat .................................. National Amila Meeting ........................................................ Jamā‘at .................... National
12-14 February Fri-Sun .................... Anṣārullah Leadership Conference ......................................... Anṣār ..................... National
14 February Sun ............................... Musleh Mau‘ūd Day ............................................................... Jamā‘at ......... Regional/Local
20-21 February Sat-Sun ................... In-Person MKA National Amila ........................................... Khuddām .................. National
26-27 Feb Fri-Sat ............................. National PA Seminar ............................................................. Jamā‘at .................... National
27-28 February Sat-Sun .................. Majlis-e-Sehat Event ............................................................. Jamā‘at .................... National
12 March Sat ..................................... National Amila Meeting ........................................................ Jamā‘at .................... National
18-20 March Fri-Sun ....................... Lajna Mentoring Conference ................................................... Lajna ..................... National
27 March Sun ................................... Masīḥ Mau‘ūd Day ................................................................. Jamā‘at ......... Regional/Local
8-10 April Fri-Sun ............................ Waqf-e-Nau Boys Trip to Jamia ............................................ Jamā‘at .................... National
9-10 April Sat-Sun ........................... East Coast Qur’ān Conference ............................................... Jamā‘at .................East Coast
16-17 April Sat-Sun .......................... Local Qur’ān Conference ....................................................... Jamā‘at .................... National
22 -24 April Fri-Sun ........................ National Majlis-e-Shura ........................................................ Jamā‘at .................... National
30 April-3 May Sat-Tue ................... MKA National Ijtema (Yosemite Park) ................................ Khuddām .................. National
14-15 May Sat-Sun ........................... Humanity First Awareness Day ............................................ Jamā‘at .................... National
15 May Sun ....................................... All Scholarship Applications Due .......................................... Jamā‘at .................... National
13-20 May Fri-Fri ............................ Atfal Tarbiyat Week .............................................................. Khuddām .................. National
22 May Sun ...................................... Khilafat Day ........................................................................... Jamā‘at ......... Regional/Local
27-29 May Fri-Sun ........................... AMMA Meeting (Medical Association) Smokey Mountains, TN
6 June to 5 July Mon-Tue ................ Ramaḍān
26 June Sun ..................................... Education Day Program ........................................................ Jamā‘at ......... Regional/Local
4 July Mon ....................................... Muslims for Loyalty ............................................................... Jamā‘at .................... National
6 July Wed ........................................ Eid–ul-Fitr
9 July Sat .......................................... National Amila Meeting ........................................................ Jamā‘at .................... National
13-17 July Wed-Sun ......................... National Atfal Ijtema and Rally ............................................ Khuddām .................. National
15-17 July Fri-Sun ............................ Spiritual Fitness ..................................................................... Jamā‘at .................... National
15-22 July Fri-Fri ............................. National Waqifaat-e-Nau Camp ............................................ Jamā‘at .................... National
22-28 July Fri-Thu .......................... Waqf-e-Nau Boys Jamia Orientation .................................... Jamā‘at .................... National
29-31 July Fri-Sun ........................... JALSA SALĀNA USA
31 July – 13 August Sun-Sat ............ Hifz Class ................................................................................ Jamā‘at .................... National
7 August Sun .................................... Education Day Program ........................................................ Jamā‘at ......... Regional/Local
12-14 August Fri- Sun ...................... JALSA SALĀNA UK
19-21 August Fri-Sun ....................... Spiritual Fitness ..................................................................... Jamā‘at .................... National
28 August Sun .................................. Taḥrīk-e-Jadīd Day Jalsa&Exhibition .................................. Jamā‘at .................... National
2-4 September Fri-Sun .................... JALSA SALĀNA GERMANY
3-5 September Sat-Mon ................... T20 Cricket Tournament (Willingboro) .............................. Khuddām .................. National
12 September Mon ........................... Eid-ul-Aḍḥā
16-18 September Fri-Sun ................. MKA National Shura (Silver Spring) ................................... Khuddām .................. National
23-25 September Fri-Sun ................ Anṣārullah Ijtima ..................................................................... Anṣār ..................... National
23-30 September Fri-Fri ................. Taḥrīk-e-Jadīd Ashra Wasuli ................................................ Jamā‘at .................... National
24 September Sat ............................. National Amila Meeting ........................................................ Jamā‘at .................... National
24-25 September Sat-Sun ................ MKA Walk-a-thons (Various Majlis) ................................... Khuddām .................. National
30 September-2 October Fri-Sun .... Lajna East Coast Ijtema ........................................................... Lajna ..................... National
7-9 October Fri-Sun ......................... JALSA SALĀNA CANADA
15-16 October Sat-Sun ..................... Masroor Int. Sports (MIST) Basketball Soccer Tournament Khuddām .................National
21-23 October Fri-Sun ..................... Lajna Majlis-e-Shura ............................................................. Jamā‘at .................... National
29-30 October Sat-Sun .................... Local Qur’ān Conference ....................................................... Jamā‘at .................... National
6 November Sun .............................. Religious Founders Day ......................................................... Jamā‘at ......... Regional/Local
12-13 November Sat-Sun ................. MKA, Fazl-e-Umar Qaideen Conf ........................................ Khuddām .................. National
18-20 November Fri-Sun ................. Miami International Bookfair ............................................... Jamā‘at .................... National
26 November Sat ............................. Humanity First 4th National Telethon ................................. Jamā‘at .................... National
2 December Fri ................................ National Amila Meeting ........................................................ Jamā‘at .................... National
3-4 December Sat-Sun ..................... Presidents Refresher Course ................................................. Jamā‘at .................... National
11 December Sun .............................. Seerat-un-Nabi Day ............................................................... Jamā‘at ......... Regional/Local
23-25 December Fri-Sun ................. West Coast Jalsa Salāna
 56 
We are Not Safe or Secure Unless and Until...
Waseem A. Sayed, National Secretary Waqf-e-Jadīd
I would like every earning member of the Jamā‘at
to try and make such sacrifices for the Blessed Waqf-eJadīd Scheme as cause them some pain and suffering
that would demonstrate not only to them, but also, to
their children, that it is OUR FAITH that is OUR
UPPERMOST CONCERN ... uppermost even than our
own selves and our children and their and our comfort
and clothing, transport, books and education or even
hunger and thirst.
This was the case of Ḥaḍrat Maulawī Nūr-ud-Dīn
(may Allah be pleased with him).
Look at what the Promised Messiah (may peace be
upon him) said about him in Nishaan-i-Aasmaanee (the
Divine Sign, p. 47):
Hakeem Noor-ud-Deen in his sincerity, in his love,
in his generosity and in his courage for the service of
Islam has no peers. It is often seen that people do give
something in the cause of Allah, but it is almost never
seen that a man gives all that he has in the service of
Islam, even goes to the extent of keeping himself hungry
and thirsty, and such a quality and sacrifice is seen in
Maulawī Sahib alone.
And what was the stance of this blessed man
himself?
Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul-Masīḥ I (may Allah be pleased
with him) says:
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ‫ک ۡم بش‬
‫ال و‬
‫خ ۡو ِف و الج ۡوعِ و نَق ٍَ ِٰمن اّلَ ۡمو‬
‫ی ٍء ِٰمن ال‬
ِ
َ ِ ُ َٰ‫َو ل َ َنبلُ َون‬
َ
ُ
َ
َ
َ
َ
َ
َ
ۡ
‫اّلنۡفس و الثم ہًت ؕ و بشً ہ‬
﴾۱۵۵
ۙ ﴿ ‫ِبیۡن‬
‫الص‬
ِ َ َٰ
ِ
ِ ُ َ
َ ِِ ٰ ِ َٰ َ
َ
“...In order to receive Divine favors, it is necessary
that one should go through fear. Fear of what? Fear of
Allah? Fear of the enemy? Fear of the apostasy of some
foolish people with weak faith? But this will not be
enough. The fact is that this is a prophecy. Allah
Almighty says: ‘I shall test you with fear and hunger and
loss of property and lives and fruit’ [2:156]. Hunger also
comes from fasting, so this verse tells us to keep fasts or
to spend so much by way of Ṣadaqa and charity that you
reach the state of starvation. Spend so much out of your
property that it should become less, and also spend your
lives in His cause and similarly your harvests.”
We must not fail to recognize that UNLESS and
UNTIL we demonstrate SUCH attachment to the
FAITH, our children will not understand.
If they see us attend to their every material need,
and attend to our own every material need, but see us
just brush off any NEED of the FAITH when it is
presented, by giving a small amount that does not
change or affect our own lifestyle in any way, shape or
form; so that we do not have to give up things to
accommodate the NEEDS OF THE FAITH, the children
get the idea that the things to do with the FAITH are just
for Fridays or for Jalsa Salāna speeches and only for
showing false emotions but that the real things have to
do with us and our worldly concerns.
I wish I knew how to emphasize this enough. When
we neglect the FAITH or attend to it as if it is just a
cursory, superfluous thing we are attached to only
because of our accidental birth into a set of
circumstances, even if we are only doing so by providing
for our and our children’s legitimate material needs, we
slowly, but surely, walk our children up a path that leads
them away from God and into the hands of Satan—and
I am sure we have all seen this so many times—and
when they eventually find themselves in the inevitable
difficulties that abandoning God results in, there is little
to nothing that we can do. At that time wailing and
crying is too late.
I have taken to writing these words because, as I
travel around the country, I see this affecting so many
of us and so many more of our next generation. All the
problems of alcohol, drugs, immoral conduct, perverse
and unchaste behaviours that so afflict the modern day
society are penetrating ourselves and more so our
children’s lives.
There are many other remedies—education,
lectures, counselling, after school sports, etc.,— that are
being attempted and indeed must be carried out BUT
this spirit of belonging to the Jamā‘at in us, THE
ELDERS, has to be demonstrated if any of those other
remedies will have any chance of succeeding.
We have to understand and act on these things. We
have to push ourelves into the furnace of sacrifices. This
alone will make our material and spiritual lives full of
happiness and success and progress. These sacrifices
have not just to do with financial sacrifices, but also
require sacrifice of our time and abilities and honor and
ego. We have to submit to the directives of our Khalīfa.
We have to make time to listen to his Khutbas. We have
to suffer indignities for the sake of our faith, if need be.
We have to let go of our ego when we are told to do
things that may appear too menial and demeaning for
our newly blessed status due to riches and honorable
positions in our companies and society.
The Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him)
says:
 57 
‫دصق ےس ریمی رطف آؤ ایس ںیم ریخ ےہ‬
TOPMOST concern and our attachment with him such
as no other worldly attachment that we have.
‫ںیہ دردنے رہ رطف َ ی‬
‫م اعتیف اک وہں اصحر‬
Huzur Aqdas (may Allah Help him with His Mighty
assistance) has been reminding us of this very thing
again and again. Let us make such sacrifices for the
Blessed Waqf-e-Jadīd Scheme as demonstrate to our
children that for us, every concern, other than the
concern of the faith, and its needs, is meaningless.
Ṣidq sai mairī ṭaraf ā’o isī maiñ khair hai,
Come to me with full sincerity and truth, in this
alone lies your welfare. IN THIS ALONE, he says. And
only if you do it with SINCERITY and TRUTHFULLY
and not if you half-heartedly and pretending to attach
yourself with him.
Then he goes on to say: Haiñ dariñdai har ṭaraf
maiñ āfiyat kā hooñ ḥiṣār. He says, There are wild
beasts of the jungle everywhere else, I ALONE am the
fortress that affords peace and security. In this age, he
says, every other place you go to is full of danger and
there are wild beasts waiting there to tear you and your
children apart. Attaching ourselves with him alone in
full sincerity and honesty will take us into the fort that
affords peace and security in this age.
We are not safe, neither you, nor I, nor our children
if we are not attached to the Imam of the Age truthfully
and sincerely and this means making the FAITH our
We have to feel the pain for our faith as the
Promised Messiah (may peace be upon him) felt it. If we
look at the state of Islam and the Muslims today, is there
any doubt that there is no one else other than this
JAMĀ‘AT of the Promised Messiah (may peace be upon
him) to defend it and to struggle for the reformation of
the Muslims.
So I again ask that every member of the Jamā‘at
review his or her level of sacrifice for the Blessed Waqfe-Jadīd Scheme and make much greater sacrifice.
And please keep praying for this work and for the
welfare, spiritual and material, of all members of the
Jamā‘at. Jazakumullāhu Aḥsanal-Jazā.
On Twitter: @WJ_USA
Visiting Our Mosques Often
Ḥaḍrat Khalīfatul-Masīḥ V, may Allah strengthen him with His mighty power, said in his 8th May 2015 Khutba
Jum‘a:
‫بجكتمتدجسموںوکآابدروھکےگاسوتقكتمتیھبآابدروہےگاوربجمتدجسموںوکوھچڑدوےگاسوتقدخااعتیلںیہمتیھبوھچڑدےاگ۔‬
As long as you will populate mosques, you will flourish (you will be successful in your all affairs) and when you
will stop coming to mosques and will not pay attention to populate Houses of Allah, Allah will stop helping you (He
will leave you too).
(Contrinuted by Imam Shamshad Ahmad Nasir.)
Selling your books through amibookstore.us
The US Jamā‘at bookstore is allowed to sell only the books published or approved by Wakālat Tasnīf. Authors
who want to sell their books through amibookstore.us need to provide a copy of the letter of approval of their work
by Wakālat Tasnīf. They also need to fill a consignment form available from [email protected].
Books need to be delivered much in advance of an event for sale. The bookstore needs time to catalog and place
barcodes on the books before they can be sold.
Authors wishing to sell their book at the US Jalsa Salāna should have the paperwork completed and books
delivered a few weeks ahead of the event so that the books can be cataloged and barcodes placed for sale at Jalsa.
The Aḥmadiyya Gazette/Al-Nūr and Al-Hilāl
A free copy is sent by mail to every Ahmadi family in the US. If you are not getting a copy, please contact the
president of your local chapter to assure that your current mailing address is entered correctly in the Jamā‘at
database at the US headquarters.
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Dr. Robert George, Chairman,
U.S. Commission on
International Religious
Freedom
Brian Bachman,
Director, Office of
International
Religious Freedom,
U.S. State
Department
Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Member, Maryland House of Delegates
Patty Kim,
Member,
Pennsylvania
House of
Representatives
R. Harry Reynolds, Head of Information,
Permanent Mission of Ghana to United Nations
Professor David Carlson,
Franklin College

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